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

Also, shipping charges are non-refundable, and a restocking fee of $10 will be deducted from the refund. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026

The $5,000 minimum may be high for your needs, though, and the origination fee can run from 2% to 12%, which is deducted from your loan proceeds. — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 28 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

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