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

• 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

Forbes does not deduct for taxes or agents’ fees. —Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Oct. 2025

As viewers know, the judges base their scores on a number of factors, including technique and performance, and can deduct points if performers break any golden dance rules. —Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025

If a customer has no option to disregard or modify the charge, it cannot be deducted from the employee’s income. —Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025

Horse breeders and owners can also deduct their losses against any type of income, including capital gains and salary, according to Green. —Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025

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