Lower and Subtract

Lower

Lower verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.

Subtract and lower are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subtract" instead a verb "Lower".

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

Subtract

Subtract verb - To take away (an amount or number) from a total.
Usage example: you can subtract the time you spent daydreaming from your total homework time

Lower and subtract are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lower" instead a verb "Subtract".

Nearby Words: subtraction, subtracting

Common collocations

amount lower amount subtract amount
bit lower bit subtract bit
bar lower bar subtract bar
age lower age subtract age
Other words: points.
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