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• v  make a subtraction
  subtract this amount from my paycheck
• v  take off or away
  this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French

• To calculate the personal saving rate, government statisticians subtract taxes and spending from personal income.
• Give Your Child a Superior Mind is sold with the promise that if carefully followed, it will help a child "read 150 words a minute, add, subtract, multiply and divide, understand .
• Add Yates to the master list, just subtract the euphorias.

• deduct
• take off

• add

News & Articles

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• Consumers Complain About 500-Percent Frozen Yogurt Cost Markup
  The profit margins seem staggering -- yogurt selling for 59 cents an ounce, yet costs less than a dime to produce. Even when you subtract the expense of cups and spoons, studies show a 500-percent markup on a typical 10-ounce serving.
  June 12, 2013 - CBS New York
• USGS Lake Level Gauge
  The USGS lake level gauge is now working. The reading is in elevation. To find feet of water, subtract 2815.00.
  June 10, 2013 - High Plains Observer

Quotes

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• Willie Randolph in ESPN
  I've seen him do this many times,manager Willie Randolph said. "He's just a Houdini sometimes. He knows how to add or subtract and play off the aggressiveness of players, especially young players."
• Imelda Marcos in Xinhua
  I am so happy and I thank the Lord that the 32 cases have been dismissed by the regional court here in Manila. This will subtract from the 901 cases that were filed against the Marcoses,Imelda told local television network ABS-CBN News.