Subtract

sub-trakf, v. t. To withdraw or take part from the rest; to deduct.— Subtraction, n. Act or operation of subtracting or deducting. (Math.) The taking of a le er number or quantity from greater of the same kind or denomination. — Subtrac'tive, -tiv, a. Tending or having power to subtract. (Math.) Preceded by the sign minus. — Sub'"trahend/, -tra-hend', n. (Math.) The sum or number to be subtracted or taken from another. Sub-treasury, sub-trezh/u-r I, n. A subordinate treasury or place of deposit, as for the income derived from various sources of revenue in a district remote from the capital of a state or nation.