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
The tariffs are expected to subtract $3 trillion from the deficit over 10 years, according to the latest Congressional Budget Office estimate.
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 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
“Exports are projected to subtract from growth over the next two years.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
When I was five and was taught subtraction, 03-01 showed me how to weigh the golden chamber-pot and subtract its weight to determine more easily how much I had passed in the day.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing subtract
Number and Operations: Fractions
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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Measurement and Data
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