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deductible, a. and n.|dɪˈdʌktɪb(ə)l|
Also deductable.
[f. L. deduct- (see prec.) + -ble.]
A. adj. Capable of being deducted; spec. that can be deducted from one's tax or from one's taxable income.
1856Mrs. Browning Aur. Leigh ii. (1888) 71 Not one found honestly deductible From any use that pleased him. 1894Westm. Gaz. 14 Aug. 2/1 Now tax is deductable either at the rate actually in force at the date of payment. 1913Standard 3 Apr. 11/4 A dividend entrusted to an agent for payment on a date before April 6 is chargeable with the duty in force for the year 1912–13, and the duty is deductible notwithstanding that payment in individual cases may not happen to be claimed until after that date. 1925Glasgow Herald 30 Jan. 9 The time within which..discount was deductable under the contract. 1954I. Levin Kiss before Dying ii. ii. 89 We are..beginning the contruction of a new gymnasium... Perhaps your father would be interested in making a contribution... Such contributions are tax-deductible. 1965Listener 17 June 899/3 The all-in price for a London plane tree, including maintenance, is {pstlg}40—not exactly cheap, but it is tax-deductible.
B. n. The amount of a loss which must be borne by the policy-holder in the event of a claim upon an insurance policy. Chiefly N. Amer.
1927Annals Amer. Acad. Pol. & Soc. Sci. CXXX. 158/1 The popular deductibles are in the amounts of $50, $100 and $250. The cost of deductible collision insurance, especially on the larger deductibles, is small. 1956U.S. News & World Rep. 30 Mar. 144/2 They set up a $25 deductible to eliminate these ‘nuisance’ payments. 1971Wall St. Jrnl. 11 Aug. 28/2 Many companies say they would buy the coverage..if the ‘deductible’ (the amount of loss which the insured company must absorb before benefits begin) were lower. 1984Times 8 Sept. 21/7 The policy is reported to provide cover up to about $200m for Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela..and to have a deductible of about one-quarter of the coverage for each country. |