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

For a full-year AI subscription, deduct the business-use percentage based on a reasonable method, such as time used, number of projects, or another consistent allocation. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

Prosecutors claim Caddell illegally deducted room and board from wages and forced them to work 10-hour days, six days a week. —Arkansas Online, 13 June 2026

Prosecutors allege Caddell illegally deducted room and board from wages and forced them to work 10-hour days, six days a week. —ABC News, 11 June 2026

Some were paid less than $580 monthly after room and board were deducted, prosecutors said. —Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 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