The amount or balance remaining after subtracting items (e.g., expenses, taxes); a deduction or subtraction.
交通費を差し引きして、手取りは25万円になった。
After deducting transportation expenses, the take-home pay was 250,000 yen.
売上から経費を差し引きすると、今月は赤字だった。
After subtracting expenses from sales, we were in the red this month.
税金を差し引きした額が私の手取りだ。
The amount after taxes are deducted is my take-home pay.
The net effect or the ebb and flow (rise and fall, fluctuations) when increases and decreases are considered.
差し引きで見ると、売上は季節ごとに大きく変動する。
On balance, sales fluctuate greatly with the seasons.
海岸では潮の差し引きが激しく、船の出入りに注意が必要だ。
At the coast the tide's ebb and flow is strong, so care is needed when boats enter and leave.