Deduct Definition

dĭ-dŭkt
deducted, deducting, deducts
verb
deducted, deducting, deducts
To take away or subtract (a quantity)
Webster's New World
To derive by deduction; deduce.
American Heritage
To take away a desirable part.
Poor plumbing deducts from the value of the house.
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Origin of Deduct

  • Middle English deducten from Latin dēdūcere dēduct- to lead away or down deduce

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin deductus, perfect passive participle of verb deducere (“lead from”).

    From Wiktionary

Deduct Sentence Examples

  • With all reverence, an historical student has to deduct something from both these statements.

  • In addition, if you pay with a Visa or MasterCard, you can deduct 15 percent of the price; if you pay with cash, you can deduct 20 percent (see the Discount Schedule link in the AW Fireworks sidebar for more information).

  • Purchases deduct automatically from the account at the time of payment.

  • You can deduct second mortgage interest on your annual taxes.

  • With the new health insurance laws passed in 2010, self-employed and freelance taxpayers are entitled to deduct all of their medical expenses, even if a portion of their cost was covered under a health insurance plan.

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