subtract

subtract is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To withdraw, or take away, as a part from the whole; to deduct; as, subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To withdraw, or take away, as a part from the whole; to deduct; as, subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.
2. verb. take off or away

   "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French"

3. verb. make a subtraction

   "subtract this amount from my paycheck"

   Synonyms: deduct

Synonyms

deduct

Common word forms

subtracts, subtracted, subtracter, subtracting

Words from these letters

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