deduct from an amount
1deduct — 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 …
2To deduct *allowances, *discounts, *taxation, or other items from an amount. — NPV The value of an investment derived from comparisons of costs with the present value of anticipated future, incremental *cash flows. The *present value of cash flows is calculated by applying an appropriate *cost of capital rate to each… …
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 — 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… …
5deduct — [[t]dɪdʌ̱kt[/t]] deducts, deducting, deducted VERB When you deduct an amount from a total, you subtract it from the total. [V n from n] The company deducted this payment from his compensation... [be V ed] Up to 5% of marks in the exams will be… …
6deduct — /di dukt /, v.t. 1. to take away, as from a sum or amount: Once you deduct your expenses, there is nothing left. v.i. 2. detract; abate (usually fol. by from): The rocky soil deducts from the value of his property. [1375 1425; late ME < L… …
7deduct — 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 …
8deduct — de|duct [dıˈdʌkt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: deductus, past participle of deducere; DEDUCE] to take away an amount or part from a total = ↑subtract deduct sth from sth ▪ The payments will be deducted from your salary. >deductible …
9deduct — de|duct [ dı dʌkt ] verb transitive to take an amount or number from a total: deduct something from something: Nothing will be deducted from your pay without your consent …
10deduct — 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 …
