as in deduction
the act or an instance of taking away from a total
the restaurant may not have raised the price, but there's definitely been a subtraction in the number of fries in a side order
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Recent Examples of subtraction
Biggest addition by subtraction in baseball history.
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Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Now, any significant late additions will likely come with a significant subtraction.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
More additions and/or subtractions could be made, especially when the transfer portal opens again in April.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article After years of fits and starts, a study which will help the Chicago Police Department determine which neighborhoods see additions or subtractions in officer deployment is at last in development.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Now, any significant late additions will likely come with a significant subtraction.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
More additions and/or subtractions could be made, especially when the transfer portal opens again in April.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article After years of fits and starts, a study which will help the Chicago Police Department determine which neighborhoods see additions or subtractions in officer deployment is at last in development.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for subtraction
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“Subtraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtraction. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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