What does DEDUCT mean?

Definitions for DEDUCT
dɪˈdʌktdeduct

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. subtract, deduct, take offverb

    make a subtraction

    "subtract this amount from my paycheck"

  2. withhold, deduct, recoupverb

    retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments

    "My employer is withholding taxes"

  3. deduce, infer, deduct, deriveverb

    reason by deduction; establish by deduction

Wiktionary

  1. deductverb

    To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller by some amount.

    I will deduct the cost of the can of peas from the money I owe you.

  2. Etymology: From deductus, perfect passive participle of verb deducere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To DEDUCTverb

    Etymology: deduco, Latin.

    We deduct from the computation of our years, that part of our time which is spent in incogitancy of infancy. John Norris.

    Having yet, in his deducted spright,
    Some sparks remaining of that heavenly fire. Edmund Spenser.

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  1. deduct

    To deduct means to subtract or take away something, often from a total or accumulated amount. It can also refer to reducing the value of something, such as when determining taxes or making a logical inference.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Deductverb

    to lead forth or out

  2. Deductverb

    to take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; to subtract; -- often with from or out of

  3. Deductverb

    to reduce; to diminish

  4. Etymology: [L. deductus, p. p. of deducere to deduct. See Deduce.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of DEDUCT in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of DEDUCT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of DEDUCT in a Sentence

  1. President Trump:

    That is something that I think will be the sleeper of the bill, you deduct it all in one year as opposed to over many years.

  2. Dave Barry, "Sweating Out Taxes":

    All the big corporations depreciate their possessions, and you can, too, provided you use them for business purposes. For example, if you subscribe to the Wall Street Journal, a business-related newspaper, you can deduct the cost of your house, because, in the words of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in a landmark 1979 tax decision: "Where else are you going to read the paper? Outside? What if it rains?"

  3. Ron Johnson:

    Right now, the vast majority of pass-throughs will not be able to deduct state and local income taxes, where C Corps [C Corporations] will, i don’t see how that is politically sustainable. It’s certainly not fair. It widens with disparity and puts those pass-through businesses at a competitive disadvantage.

  4. Fran Lebowitz:

    If you are truly serious about preparing your child for the future, don't teach him to subtract -- teach him to deduct.

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