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deduct

[ dih-duhkt ]

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)

  1. detract; abate (usually followed by from ):

    The rocky soil deducts from the value of his property.

deduct

/ dɪˈdʌkt /

verb

  1. tr to take away or subtract (a number, quantity, part, etc)

    income tax is deducted from one's wages



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Other Words From

  • prede·duct verb (used with object)
  • unde·ducted adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of deduct1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin dēductus “brought down, withdrawn,” past participle of dēdūcere; deduce

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Word History and Origins

Origin of deduct1

C15: from Latin dēductus, past participle of dēdūcere to deduce

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Example Sentences

I wonder whether answering this means I can deduct the cost of 11 years of youth hockey as a business expense.

The IRS ruled in November that if a PPP borrower “reasonably expects to receive forgiveness,” then the borrower “may not deduct those expenses” in the year they were paid.

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Specifically, owning your own home means that you are often able to deduct interest and property taxes paid each year, which can result in significant tax savings over the course of the time that you own your home.

Meanwhile, payments are conducted automatically and deducted from virtual wallets.

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A judge will deduct points based on the degree of any bending.

Blumenauer proposes to change the law to allow dispensaries to deduct expenses and thus retain more of their earnings.

Or rather, they allowed it, but they wouldn't let you deduct any payments into an already overfunded plan.

That's because they can deduct it--and you don't have to pay taxes on it.

You still deduct the full cost of the jet; you just do so a little more slowly.

After all, if the tax break goes away, these companies can still buy the free lunch; they just can't deduct it from their taxes.

Those who are watching us cannot possibly deduct anything from the presence of General Maxgregor at your aunt's reception.

Deduct the hauling of materials—a considerable item—which could be done by the farmers themselves at odd times.

Deduct British and foreign tons employed in the colonial trade, viz.

Deduct the cost of crushing the quartz, (for it is found only in quartz,) and there is left—how much?

I won't deduct for it; I look to you to make it up handsomely by keeping the expenses down.

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