deductible

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adjective

de·​duct·​ible di-ˈdək-tə-bəl 

dē-

: allowable as a deduction

expenses that are deductible from taxable income

deductibility

di-ˌdək-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

dē-;

noun

deductible

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noun

plural deductibles

: the amount of financial loss specified in an insurance policy that the insurer will not be held responsible for and that the insurance holder must pay

The deductible on your insurance is the amount of money on an insurance claim you would pay before the insurance company pays. It's what you'll be paying out of pocket prior to the insurance coverage.

—Steve Fiorillo

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

Examples of deductible in a Sentence

Adjective

The trip was deductible as a business expense.

Noun

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The new law will make some of that money tax deductible. —Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025

But the bill goes beyond the 2017 tax cuts and includes additional provisions, such as a temporary deduction for seniors and making auto loan interest deductible for vehicles made in the U.S. —Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025

Noun

Schmidt introduced her new bill, the Breast Examination and Screening Transformation Act, or BEST, which seeks to eliminate out of pocket medical expenses such as copays and deductibles associated with supplemental breast cancer screenings, during a press conference Friday at UC Health. —Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

But their ruling could give more power to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to decide which services must be available without copays or deductibles. —Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1856, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1922, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing deductible

• tax-deductible

Rhymes for deductible

• indestructible
• ineluctable
• nondeductible

Legal Definition

deductible

1 of 2 adjective

de·​duc·​ti·​ble di-ˈdək-tə-bəl 

: allowable as a deduction

deductibility

-ˌdək-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

deductible

2 of 2 noun

: 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 specified in such a clause compare franchise sense 4a