subtract
/səb'trækt/
verb
8 letters2 syllables12 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
VERB
1
Make a subtraction.
“subtract this amount from my paycheck”
2
Take off or away.
“this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French”
WORD FORMS
Related formsubtraction
Related formsubtractive
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinubtractsay
Starts & ends withS … T
Syllablessub · tract
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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