subtracting

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less adj.
minus adj.
calculation n.

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

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arithmetic computation counting estimate estimation forecast judgment prediction

STRONG

figuring reckoning summation

WEAK

adding ciphering dividing multiplying totaling

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subtracting

Atlassian, for example, sported a seemingly decent yield of 3.4% at the beginning of this year, but one barely above zero after subtracting share awards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Then it's the net goal score - taking the goals in favour, and subtracting the goals against.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

That is similar to a 206,000-barrel daily increase announced in March and April, subtracting the portion allotted to the UAE.

From Barron's ● May 3, 2026

This is a non-GAAP metric that adds depreciation and amortization back to earnings, while subtracting gains from the sale of property.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026

He really wanted to ask her what had happened, but even with all the adding and subtracting he knew that they weren’t friends.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

subtracting

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