deduct (verb)
1deduct — ► VERB ▪ subtract or take away from a total. ORIGIN Latin deducere to take or lead away …
2deduct — de‧duct [dɪˈdʌkt] verb [transitive] 1. to take away an amount from a total: • Brazil has about 48 million bags of coffee available for sale; from this, deduct about eight million bags for domestic use. 2. ACCOUNTING to take away an amount from an …
3deduct — de·duct vt: to take away (an amount) from a total; specif: to take as a deduction must be capitalized...rather than immediately deduct ed D. Q. Posin compare amortize Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
4deduct — verb 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. See Also: deduce, deduction …
5deduct — verb ADVERB ▪ at source (BrE) ▪ Tax is deducted at source. ▪ automatically ▪ This amount will be automatically deducted from your salary. PREPOSITION …
6deduct — verb subtract or take away from a total. Origin ME: from L. deduct , deducere take or lead away …
7deduct — verb (T) to take away an amount or part from a total; subtract: deduct sth from: The dues will be deducted from his weekly pay cheques. deductible adjective …
8deduct — verb we ll deduct ten percent from the total Syn: subtract, take away, take off, debit, dock, discount; abstract, remove, knock off Ant: add …
9deduct — verb Syn: subtract, take away, take off, debit, dock, stop; informal knock off Ant: add …
10deduct — UK [dɪˈdʌkt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms deduct : present tense I/you/we/they deduct he/she/it deducts present participle deducting past tense deducted past participle deducted to take an amount or number from a total deduct something from… …
