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[ dih-duhkt ] / dɪˈdʌkt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deduct ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to take away, as from a sum or amount: Once you deduct your expenses, there is nothing left. verb (used without object)detract; abate (usually followed by from): The rocky soil deducts from the value of his property. Origin of deductFirst recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin dēductus “brought down, withdrawn,” past participle of dēdūcere;see deduce ANTONYMS FOR deductadd. SEE ANTONYMS FOR deduct ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for deduct1. See subtract. OTHER WORDS FROM deductpre·de·duct, verb (used with object)un·de·duct·ed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH deductdeduce, deduct Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deductLiberian taxes will be initially be deducted, but “MAY be comp'd” considering the “high priority International situation.” $10,000 a Month for Ebola Fighters|Abby Haglage|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST He said he worked about 25 hours a week earning $7.25 an hour and Mr. Cheung, his boss, deducted weekly rent of $75 from his pay. Let's Talk About the 'Guest Worker' Program|David Frum|March 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST She left an estate of £12,966,022 after inheritance tax of £8,502,330 was deducted. William Entitled to £10m from Diana's Will Next Month|Tom Sykes|May 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST Most of the $125 billion being spent in and for Afghanistan could better be deducted from those bills. Groundhog Day for Afghan Policy|Leslie H. Gelb|December 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Three States with their regiments and their coast-defenses had to be deducted at the very start. Banzai!|Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff The kinetic energy of these is deducted from the general energy of translation, and practically wasted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various When the sum is large, a draft should be procured, the cost of which may be deducted from the amount. Helen and Arthur|Caroline Lee Hentz These sums represented the company's indebtedness to them for their labor, after the company had deducted rent and other charges. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I|Myers Gustavus And that evening when he paid her, he deducted the sixpence from the usual two shillings. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists|Robert Tressell
British Dictionary definitions for deduct
verb(tr) to take away or subtract (a number, quantity, part, etc)income tax is deducted from one's wages Word Origin for deductC15: from Latin dēductus, past participle of dēdūcere to deduce Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deductreduce, subtract, withdraw, write off, bate, discount, abstract, lessen, remove, rebate, dock, take, allow, diminish, cut back, draw back, knock off, take off, roll back |