subtract

Example Sentences

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Earnings accounting doesn’t subtract capex when the money is actually spent.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Giving the carry to the trust thus won’t subtract much from the person’s lifetime gift-tax exemption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

If a company spends $50 billion this year to build and fill hyperscale AI data centers, it doesn’t subtract that money from earnings right away.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Based on prior experience, they estimated that the shutdown would subtract about 0.1%-0.2 percentage points from annualized GDP growth in the October-December quarter for each week it lasts.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 22, 2025

Later, she would always subtract one year from her age, as if to say that her extra year at home hadn’t counted.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield