Subtract meaning

What does “subtract” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“subtract” is a verb with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: make a subtraction.

subtract

verb

  1. make a subtraction

    “subtract this amount from my paycheck”

    Oppositesadd
  2. take off or away

    “this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University