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

There is history here too, since Dean also worked Garbrandt’s March win over Xiao Long, deducting points twice for low blows. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026

The results include deducted one-off expenses for employee bonus provisions. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 July 2026

The site does the advertising, booking and payment collection in exchange for a 30% fee that’s deducted from the teacher’s earnings. — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026

In-store returns are free, but online returns will deduct $7 from your refund. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 6 July 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