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subtracting

ADJECTIVE
less
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fewer
STRONG
lesser limited lower minor minus negative secondary subordinate
WEAK
beneath declined deficient depressed diminished excepting lacking not as great reduced shortened shorter slighter unsubstantial without
Antonyms
STRONG
greater higher important major superior
WEAK
bigger more
ADJECTIVE
minus
Synonyms
STRONG
less negative
WEAK
deficient short of smaller
Antonyms
WEAK
plus
NOUN
calculation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arithmetic computation counting estimate estimation forecast judgment prediction
STRONG
figuring reckoning summation
WEAK
adding ciphering dividing multiplying totaling

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Net exports, a measure of what the country exports minus what it imports, were a drag on growth in the first quarter, subtracting 1.3 percentage point as imports outpaced export.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The NAV represents the fair value of the underlying assets, calculated by subtracting the fund’s liabilities from its total assets and dividing the remainder by the number of outstanding shares.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Excluding the AI categories, fixed investment was down 10%, subtracting a percentage point from GDP growth, and adding to the negative effect of the shutdown.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

At the same time, more types of companies are adding jobs rather than subtracting them.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

You can’t remove a three-acre swath from a two-acre field, but nothing prevents you from subtracting three from two.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife