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 of deduct

• 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 state’s homestead market-value exclusion program automatically deducts a certain amount of value for the purpose of calculating property taxes. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026

He was also ordered to pay a $220 fine and was deducted 25 UCI points. —Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026

According to Bentham, all one has to do is add the hedons of all pedestrians, deduct the dolors of all cart-drivers, and if the result is positive, then widen the sidewalk, otherwise don’t. —George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026

Under changes in the tax law, private jet buyers can deduct the full cost of the aircraft from their taxes in the year it is purchased if it is used at least half of the time for business. —Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026

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