deduct

verb

de·​duct di-ˈdəkt 

dē-

deducted; deducting; deducts

transitive verb

1

: to take away (an amount) from a total : subtract

2

: deduce, infer

Synonyms

• abate
• knock off
• subtract
• take off

Examples of deduct in a Sentence

You can deduct up to $500 for money given to charity.

after deducting taxes, what's left is your net pay for the week

Recent Examples on the Web

For Southern California Edison customers, a $56 credit that will be automatically deducted from residential electric bills. —Rob Nikolewski, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025

Medved will need to seek comparable employment and any amounts earned in subsequent employment will be deducted from the termination fee. —Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2025

According to The Athletic’s estimate, United had about £16m of headroom in PSR — yet that was only if £34.6m of costs relating to Ratcliffe’s share purchase could be deducted from the club’s losses. —Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025

Fees paid in fiat are generally deducted from the proceeds, resulting in a lesser gain (an indirect write-off). —Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin deductus, past participle of deducere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for deduct

• abduct
• conduct
• construct
• destruct
• induct
• instruct
• obstruct
• aqueduct
• deconstruct
• reconstruct
• bucked
• chucked

Kids Definition

deduct

verb

de·​duct di-ˈdəkt 

: to take away (an amount) from a total : subtract

deductible

-ˈdək-tə-bəl

adjective

Legal Definition

deduct

transitive verb

de·​duct

: to take away (an amount) from a total

specifically : to take as a deduction

must be capitalized…rather than immediately deducted

—D. Q. Posin

compare amortize