Deduct

/dɪˈdʌkt/

Meaning & Definition

verb

to take away an amount from a total.

The company will deduct taxes from your paycheck before issuing it.

to subtract one quantity from another.

If you deduct 5 from 20, you are left with 15.

to conclude or infer information from evidence.

From the data provided, we can deduct that sales have increased this quarter.

from Latin 'deductus', past participle of 'deducere', meaning 'to lead down, to take away'.

deduct from

to take a certain amount away from a larger amount.

tax deduction

an amount that can be subtracted from taxable income.

deduct interest

to take interest charges from the total amount owed.

subtract

to take away a number or amount from another number or amount.

decrease

to make or become smaller or fewer.

remove

to take something away from a place.

to cut down expenses

I need to deduct some costs from my budget.

to explain or reason out

He tried to deduct what was wrong based on the clues.