Subtracting

Common synonyms include: cost reducing, decrementing, deduct, deducting, difference, difference operation.

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
An act of subtraction.
"[…] she is confronted with the menacing reality of her incompetence. Which is not to say she can't do the addings and subtractings."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of subtract form-of, gerund, participle, present

"Once you go ahead and start, even the tiresome work of adding and subtracting figures is interesting in its way."