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

• abate
• knock off
• subtract
• take off

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

For 2023, inflation meant that the standard deduction got a particularly large boost, which could mean itemizing—and deducting charitable giving—will be even less attractive. —Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 14 Nov. 2023

For decades, businesses were allowed to deduct certain R&D expenses immediately to reduce their taxable income, similar to office supplies or rent payments. —Mark Maurer, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023

Businesses for decades were allowed to deduct certain R&D expenses immediately to reduce their taxable income, similar to office supplies or rent payments. —Jennifer Williams-Alvarez, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2023

The software will also allow users to deduct teachers’ expenses and student loan interest. —Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023

An additional four points was deducted because the pizzeria didn’t have chemical test strips for sanitizing solution. —Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 1 Sep. 2023

That's because the health program's Part B costs are automatically deducted from monthly Social Security benefits before they're sent to retirees. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2023

Employees are often automatically enrolled, so that a certain amount is deducted automatically from your monthly paycheck. —Mallika Mitra, wsj.com, 11 Oct. 2023

Our assumption is the payments due Comcast will be deducted from the campus distributions to all 12 schools in the spring, removing them from the books beyond June 30, 2024. —Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Latin deductus, past participle of deducere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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