subtract
Example Sentences
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Subtract that from $5,000, and that’s the amount you have to cover.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
Subtract $152 million for preferred dividends and you get $2.92 billion, or about $19 a share.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
Subtract your expenses from what you’re now bringing in to see what you actually have to work with.
From Slate • Sep. 13, 2023
Subtract that from the total compensation being paid out, and the prize money based on results at the U.S.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2023
Subtract 2 x 0 from each side of the equation and we see that 0 = 2 x 0.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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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