subtraction

Nouns

  • (n) an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
    • the subtraction of three from four leaves one
    • four minus three equals one
    minus,
  • (n) the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
    • he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks
    deduction,

Synonyms

minus deduction

Antonyms

addition

Words of close approximity

subtractive