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Subtraction

Noun CEFR C1

səbˈtɹækʃən

Definitions

The process of subtracting a number from another.
uncountable
A calculation involving subtracting.
countable
The removal of something.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolresta substracción sustracción

Françaissoustraction

Deutschabziehen Abziehung AbzugSubtrahieren Subtrahierung Subtraktion

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العربيةإسقاط استقطاع الطّرحطرح

Беларускаяадніманне

বাংলাবিয়োগ

Catalàresta sostracció subtracció

Češtinaodčítání

Dansksubtraktion

Ελληνικάαφαίρεση

Esperantosubtraho

فارسیتفریق

Suomimiinuslasku vähennys vähennyslaskuvähentäminen

Gàidhligtoirt-air-falbh

ગુજરાતીબાદબાકી

עבריתחיסור

हिन्दीघटाना व्यवकलन

Magyarkivonás

Հայերենհանում

Bahasa Indonesiapengurangan

Íslenskafrádráttur

Italianosottrazione

日本語引き算減法減算

ქართულიგამოკლება

한국어감법 빼기 뺄셈

Кыргызчакемитме

Latinadeductio subductio subtractio

Lietuviųatimtis

Македонскиодземање

Bahasa Melayupenolakan

Nederlandsaftrekken aftrekking

Polskiodejmowanie

Portuguêssubtração

Românăscădere

Русскийвычитание

Shqipzbritja

Svenskasubtraktion

தமிழ்கழித்தல்

Türkçeçıkarma çıkarma işlemi

Українськавіднімання

Tiếng Việtphép trừ

Examples

“The teacher has set ⟳ us ten subtractions to do by tomorrow.”

“The subtraction of the wealth from the economy will result ⟳ in recession.”

CEFR level

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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Subtraction

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