subtract

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You could, however, add to or subtract from this list to build your own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Earnings accounting doesn’t subtract capex when the money is actually spent.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

If a company spends $50 billion this year to build and fill hyperscale AI data centers, it doesn’t subtract that money from earnings right away.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Separately, there’s a new limit on how much the richest taxpayers can subtract from their taxable income.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

Notice that, just as with the key signatures, you add sharps or subtract flats as you go clockwise around the circle, and add flats or subtract sharps as you go counterclockwise.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones