Definitions for deduct
dɪˈdʌktdeduct

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. subtract, deduct, take offverb

   make a subtraction

   "subtract this amount from my paycheck"

2. withhold, deduct, recoupverb

   retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments

   "My employer is withholding taxes"

3. deduce, infer, deduct, deriveverb

   reason by deduction; establish by deduction

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deductverb

   To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller by some amount.

   I will deduct the cost of the can of peas from the money I owe you.

2. Etymology: From deductus, perfect passive participle of verb deducere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DEDUCTverb

   Etymology: deduco, Latin.

   1. To subtract; to take away; to cut off; to defalcate.

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

   2. To separate; to dispart; to divide. Now not in use.

   Having yet, in his deducted spright,
   Some sparks remaining of that heavenly fire. Edmund Spenser.

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1. deduct

   To deduct means to subtract or take away something, often from a total or accumulated amount. It can also refer to reducing the value of something, such as when determining taxes or making a logical inference.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deductverb

   to lead forth or out

2. Deductverb

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

3. Deductverb

   to reduce; to diminish

4. Etymology: [L. deductus, p. p. of deducere to deduct. See Deduce.]

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1. • Logic
   • Reason

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1. ducted

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deduct in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deduct in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of deduct in a Sentence

1. Dave Barry, "Sweating Out Taxes":

   All the big corporations depreciate their possessions, and you can, too, provided you use them for business purposes. For example, if you subscribe to the Wall Street Journal, a business-related newspaper, you can deduct the cost of your house, because, in the words of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in a landmark 1979 tax decision: "Where else are you going to read the paper? Outside? What if it rains?"

2. Ron Johnson:

   Right now, the vast majority of pass-throughs will not be able to deduct state and local income taxes, where C Corps [C Corporations] will, i don’t see how that is politically sustainable. It’s certainly not fair. It widens with disparity and puts those pass-through businesses at a competitive disadvantage.

3. Fran Lebowitz:

   If you are truly serious about preparing your child for the future, don't teach him to subtract -- teach him to deduct.

4. President Trump:

   That is something that I think will be the sleeper of the bill, you deduct it all in one year as opposed to over many years.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deduct
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deduct
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=deduct
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deduct