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subtract - make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck" |
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deduct |
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add together,
add make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
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compute,
cipher,
cypher,
figure,
calculate,
reckon,
work out understand; "He didn't figure her"
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arithmetic the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
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carry back deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period
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subtract - take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French" |
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trim back,
trim down,
cut back,
bring down,
cut down,
trim,
reduce,
cut return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
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