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

• subtract

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

The size of the Social Security increase retirees receive will depend on the size of their Medicare Part B premiums, which are typically deducted directly from benefit checks. —Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025

That means restaurant servers will not be able to deduct service charges that some restaurants automatically apply to diners’ checks. —Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025

What Happens Next A higher COLA will also lead to higher Medicare Part B premiums, which are deducted from Social Security, Ryan said. —Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025

She was given a four-year ban, with time deducted for the time served when initially suspended, and will be free to return to the sport in 2028. —Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 9 Oct. 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