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

• abate
• knock off
• subtract
• take off

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

Best may continue receiving health insurance for the next six months, although those benefits can be deducted from her severance. —Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2025

With this, both teams have been fined $25,000 and deducted 20 driver and owner points, as well as 5 playoff points. —Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025

One of my clients, a consultant working from home, had never deducted home office expenses. —Gary Galstyan, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025

For instance, Harvard could lower its taxable income by deducting business costs, including its faculty salaries. —Alain Sherter, CBS News, 17 Apr. 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