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de⋅duct

  [di-duhkt]
Use deduct 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 L dēductus brought down, withdrawn, ptp.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.]
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Deduct

De*duct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deducted; p. pr. & vb. n. Deducting.] [L. deductus, p. p. of deducere to deduct. See Deduce.]

1. To lead forth or out. [Obs.]

A people deducted out of the city of Philippos. --Udall.

2. To take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; to subtract; -- often with from or out of.

Deduct what is but vanity, or dress. --Pope.

Two and a half per cent should be deducted out of the pay of the foreign troops. --Bp. Burnet.

We deduct from the computation of our years that part of our time which is spent in . . . infancy. --Norris.

3. To reduce; to diminish. [Obs.] "Do not deduct it to days." --Massinger.
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Language Translation for : deduct
Spanish: restar, descontar,
German: abziehen,
Japanese: 差し引く
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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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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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