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title: dict.remove() function
description: >
  `dict.remove()` removes a key value pair from a dictionary and returns an updated
  dictionary.
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    identifier: dict/remove
weight: 101
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`dict.remove()` removes a key value pair from a dictionary and returns an updated
dictionary.



##### Function type signature

```js
(dict: [A:B], key: A) => [A:B] where A: Comparable
```

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## Parameters

### dict
({{< req >}})
Dictionary to remove the key-value pair from.



### key
({{< req >}})
Key to remove from the dictionary.
Must be the same type as existing keys in the dictionary.




## Examples

### Remove a property from a dictionary

```js
import "dict"

d = [1: "foo", 2: "bar"]

dict.remove(dict: d, key: 1)// Returns [2: "bar"]


```