Words similar to subtract

Example sentences for: subtract

How can you use “subtract” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

If you subtract the 16 percent that goes to state and local spending, that means the federal government would defend the country, pay for electricity to light the Capitol dome, and do not much else.
In general, federal deficits measured on a NIPA basis represent dissaving-they subtract from national saving by absorbing nonfederal funds that otherwise would be used for investment.
Here are the big summer releases from the other major studios: The X-Files ; Small Soldiers ; Armageddon ; Six Days, Seven Nights ; Something About Mary ; Ever After ; The Mask of Zorro ; Dr. Dolittle ; Mulan ; Jane Austen's Mafia ; BASEketball ; Disturbing Behavior ; Madeline ; Out of Sight ; Halloween: H20 ; Saving Private Ryan ; The Parent Trap ; and Snake Eyes . Subtract Saving Private Ryan , which was a virtuoso piece of moviemaking despite its hack storytelling, and subtract one or two others that qualify as harmless fun.
Federal deficits subtract from national saving by absorbing funds saved by households, businesses, and other levels of government that would otherwise be available for investment.
To calculate the increase in the amount of membrane fatty acid in a particular group of seedlings, it is necessary to subtract the amount of seed fatty acid (both storage and non-storage) remaining in those seedlings from the total amount of fatty acid present in the seedlings.