See Also: subtraction(medicine)
subtraction(dictionary)
subtraction(dictionary)
SUBTRACTION(law)
subtraction technique(medicine)
angiography, digital subtraction(medicine)
digital subtraction angiography(medicine)
SUBTRACTION OF CONJUGAL RIGHTS(law)

subtraction (iou)



subtraction noun. LME.
[Late Latin subtractio(n-), formed as SUBTRACT: see -ION.]
Withdrawal or removal from a place. Only in LME.
The withdrawal or withholding of something necessary or useful; an instance of this. arch. LME.
b. Law. The withdrawal or withholding of a right or privilege to which a person is lawfully entitled. M17.
The taking away of one number from another; deduction or removal of a portion etc.; lessening of a quantity by an amount equal to a second quantity; an instance of this. LME.