deduct

verb

de·​duct di-ˈdəkt How to pronounce deduct (audio)
dē-
deducted; deducting; deducts

transitive verb

1
: to take away (an amount) from a total : subtract
2

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 Insurance reimbursements must be deducted before claiming any losses. Raul Elizalde, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 To pay for former President Trump’s tax cuts for large corporations and the rich, congressional Republicans pushed the tax burden further onto middle-class families by capping the amount of state and local taxes that can be deducted from federal income taxes. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024 Those costs don’t vanish, however — they’re deducted from your cash disbursal. Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024 That set-up, which has existed for decades, allows creatives to deduct agent and manager commissions and other expenses from their income tax. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deduct 

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Word History

Etymology

Latin deductus, past participle of deducere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of deduct was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Deduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deduct. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

deduct

verb
de·​duct di-ˈdəkt How to pronounce deduct (audio)
: 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

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