Subtract

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SUB
Pronunciation
/səbˈtrækt/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Assembly

Examples in Context

  1. Mandy subtracted the date of birth from the date of death
  2. Nine minus four is five.; Four from nine is five.; Subtract(SUB) four from nine and you have five.
  3. A week later, read the water meter again and subtract the first reading from the second.
  4. When you subtract two numbers, you subtract a subtrahend from a minuend.
  5. You must learn to add and subtract in arithmetic.

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