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subtract

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/səbˈtɹækt/

Definition of subtract

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.
    “If you subtract the $100 for gas from the total cost, it was a fairly inexpensive trip.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subtractus, perfect passive participle of subtrahō (“to draw from beneath; withdraw, remove”); from sub (“under”) + trahō (“to draw, pull, drag”).

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