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

Despite the ruling, Raymond Mar’s daughters filed in October 2025 to deduct attorney fees from their brother’s share of the trust. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Whatever proceeds Fairlane mall fetches at next month's auction/sale are to be deducted from the $35 million judgement against Kohan and the LLC. — Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The high-speed lanes were equipped with transponder readers that could deduct tolls from drivers with in-car toll passes as well as license tag readers that could charge tolls to vehicles without transponders, NTSB investigators noted. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Such arrangements also allow pass-through businesses to deduct 20% of that income from their taxes, allowing owners to avoid paying income taxes on a portion of their earnings. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Sep. 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