subtract

Example Sentences

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If the approach involves raising corporate taxes, whatever the merits, it would subtract from earnings more directly.

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

Separately, there’s a new limit on how much the richest taxpayers can subtract from their taxable income.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

Even with operational cash flows growing quickly in 2024 and 2025—some $102 billion in the last 12 months—cash flow is beginning to decline once you subtract capex.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

Nor could the Babylonians add or subtract with zero, let alone use zero to enter the realm of negative numbers.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann