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Deducting

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de⋅duct

  [di-duhkt]
Use Deducting in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to take away, as from a sum or amount: Once you deduct your expenses, there is nothing left.
–verb (used without object)
2. detract; abate (usually fol. by from): The rocky soil deducts from the value of his property.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L dēductus brought down, withdrawn, ptp. of dēdūcere; see deduce

Synonyms:
1. See subtract.

Antonyms:
add.
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de·duct   (dĭ-dŭkt')   
v.   de·duct·ed, de·duct·ing, de·ducts

v.   tr.

  1. To take away (a quantity) from another; subtract.

  2. To derive by deduction; deduce.

v.   intr.
To take away a desirable part: Poor plumbing deducts from the value of the house.

[Middle English deducten, from Latin dēdūcere, dēduct-, to lead away or down; see deduce.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

deduct 
1419, from L. deductus, pp. of deducere "lead down, bring away;" see deduce, with which it formerly was interchangeable. Technically, deduct refers to taking away portions or amounts; subtract to taking away numbers.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: de·duct
Function: transitive verb
: to take away (an amount) from a total; specifically : to take as a deduction deducted —D. Q. Posin> —compare AMORTIZE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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