deductible
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1de·duct·ible

adjective \di-ˈdək-tə-bəl, dē-\

Definition of DEDUCTIBLE

: allowable as a deduction <expenses that are deductible from taxable income>
de·duct·ibil·i·ty \-ˌdək-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

Examples of DEDUCTIBLE

  1. The trip was deductible as a business expense.

First Known Use of DEDUCTIBLE

1856

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

Rhymes with DEDUCTIBLE

2deductible

noun

Definition of DEDUCTIBLE

: a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility for an initial specified loss of the kind insured against; also : the amount of the loss specified in such a clause

Examples of DEDUCTIBLE

  1. I have an insurance policy with a $1,000 deductible.

First Known Use of DEDUCTIBLE

1929

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

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