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subtraction   (TTS Sound)

The noun subtraction has 2 senses

• subtraction, minus -- (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")


• subtraction, deduction -- (the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks")