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SUBTRACT

\sʌbtɹˈakt], \sʌbtɹˈakt], \s_ʌ_b_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_t]\

Definitions of SUBTRACT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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make a subtraction

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

make a subtraction

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To withdraw, or take away, as a part from a whole; deduct.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To take away a part from the rest: to take one number or quantity from another to find their difference.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To take away from the rest; deduct.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To take away; deduct; withdraw.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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