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

From BBC • May 26, 2026

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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

“Are you sure of your figures? You’re not exactly a whiz at adding and subtracting, Cochran.”

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

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