subtraction

subtraction is a 11-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 19 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part.
2. noun. The taking of a lesser number or quantity from a greater of the same kind or denomination; an operation for finding the difference between two numbers or quantities.
3. noun. The withdrawing or withholding from a person of some right to which he is entitled by law.
4. noun. the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

   "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"

   Synonyms: deduction

5. noun. an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated

   "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"

   "four minus three equals one"

   Synonyms: minus

Synonyms

deduction, minus

Common word forms

subtractions

Words from these letters

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