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category: [Administration & Integrations, Platform and Product Extensions, Platform and Product Extensions/Integration, Administration & Integrations/Custom Integrations & Apps, Platform and Product Extensions/Workday Extend]
keyword: [Extend, PMD Scripting, Scripts]
nav: wcp_docs
parent_url: /wcp_docs/
title: minusMonths (months)
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## <a id="section_m3p_myb_5db"></a>Description

Returns a new date with the specified number of months subtracted.

## <a id="section_cyq_j1m_zsb"></a>Return Type

`Date`

## <a id="section_dz5_pwg_5db"></a>Instance Method Syntax

```
thisDate.minusMonths(months)
```

<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>months</td><td>The number of months to subtract.</td></tr></tbody></table><br/>

<b>Example</b>

`var newDate = dateWidget.value.minusMonths(6)`

## <a id="section_njs_xzl_zsb"></a>Namespace Function Syntax

```
date:minusMonths(date, months)
```

<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>date</td><td>The input Date object, which is typically the value of a <code>date</code> tag.</td></tr><tr><td>months</td><td>The number of months to subtract.</td></tr></tbody></table><br/>