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

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

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

“Exports are projected to subtract from growth over the next two years.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

And if you subtract zero from zero, you still have zero.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie