Subtract vs. Substract — Which is Correct Spelling?
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Which is correct: Subtract or Substract
How to spell Subtract?
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Subtract
Correct Spelling
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Substract
Incorrect Spelling
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Subtract Definitions
To take away; deduct.
To perform the arithmetic operation of subtraction.
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.
To withdraw, or take away, as a part from the whole; to deduct; as, subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.
Make a subtraction
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