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subtract

/səbˈtɹækt/

Meanings
verb
To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number

Examples :

"If you subtract the $100 for gas from the total cost, it was a fairly inexpensive trip."
math number

Related Words

Illustration trip

trip noun

/tɹɪp/

A journey; an excursion or jaunt

"We made a trip to the beach."

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

Illustration total

total noun

/ˈtəʊ.təl/ /ˈtoʊ.təl/

An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.

"A total of £145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall."

Illustration cost

cost verb

/ˈkɑst/ /ˈkɒst/ /ˈkɔst/

To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

"It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world."

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration you

you verb

/jʉː/ /jə/ /juː/ /ju/

To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).

"The teacher youed the students, asking them to raise their hands if they understood the new concept. "

Illustration inexpensive

inexpensive adjective

/ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ /ˌɪnɛkˈspɛnsɪv/

Low in price

"The used textbooks were inexpensive, so we could afford them for our class. "

Illustration quantity

quantity noun

/ˈkwɑndədi/ /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/ /ˈkwɑn(t)ɨti/

A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.

"You have to choose between quantity and quality."

Illustration remove

remove noun

/ɹɪˈmuːv/

The act of removing something.

"The removal of the old furniture was a big project for the family. "

Illustration fairly

fairly adverb

/ˈfɛə(ɹ).li/ /ˈfɛɹ.li/

(manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party

"A jury is expected to ensure that the accused is fairly judged."

Illustration number

number noun

/ˈnʌmbə/ /ˈnʌmbɚ/ /ˈnʌmə/ /ˈnʌmɚ/

An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

"Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers."

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reduce verb

/ɹɪˈdjuːs/ /ɹɪˈduːs/

To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.

"to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."