subtract

v., -tract·ed, -tract·ing, -tracts.

v.tr.
To take away; deduct.

v.intr.
To perform the arithmetic operation of subtraction.

[Latin subtrahere, subtract- : sub-, sub- + trahere, to draw.]

subtracter sub·tract'er n.

A relational DBMS operation that generates a third file from all the records in one file that are not in a second file.

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verb

To take away (a quantity) from another quantity: abate, deduct, discount, rebate, take (off). Informal knock off. See increase/decrease.

v

Definition: take away
Antonyms: add

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IN BRIEF: To take away from.

If you have 10 and you subtract 5 you are left with 5.

Common misspelling(s) of subtract

• substract

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - subtrahere, trække fra, fradrage, formindske
v. intr. - subtrahere, trække fra, fradrage, formindske

Nederlands (Dutch)
aftrekken

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Math) soustraire
v. intr. - faire des soustractions

Deutsch (German)
v. - abziehen, subtrahieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αφαιρώ

Italiano (Italian)
dedurre, defalcare, sottrarre

Português (Portuguese)
v. - subtrair

Русский (Russian)
вычитать, отнимать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - deducir, restar, sustraer, quitar
v. intr. - quitar algo o parte de (una unidad)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - subtrahera, dra ifrån

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
减去, 减少, 扣掉, 做减法

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 減去, 減少, 扣掉
v. intr. - 做減法

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 빼다, 감축하다, 공제하다
v. intr. - 뺄셈을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 減ずる, 控除する, 引き算をする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطرح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חיסר, ניכה, הפחית‬
v. intr. - ‮חיסר, ניכה, הפחית‬

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