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- Dictionarydeduct/dɪˈdʌkt/
verb
- 1. subtract or take away (an amount or part) from a total: "tax has been deducted from the payments"
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The meaning of DEDUCT is to take away (an amount) from a total : subtract. How to use deduct in a sentence.
to take away an amount or part from a total: deduct sth from sth By arrangement with your mortgage holder, you can have them automatically deduct a regular payment from a checking or savings account. Each week a small amount is deducted from her wages for the pension plan.
to take away an amount or part from a total: deduct sth from sth By arrangement with your mortgage holder, you can have them automatically deduct a regular payment from a checking or savings account. Each week a small amount is deducted from her wages for the pension plan.
the process of taking away an amount or a part of something from a total, or the amount that is taken: The interest you receive will be paid after deduction of tax. The tax and social security authorities normally insist upon deduction of payments and contributions at source.
Definition of deduct verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To deduct is to remove or take away some amount. If your boss deducts money from your paycheck because you're always late to work, she subtracts it. When taxes are withheld from your salary, your employer deducts them to pay your contribution.
To take away or subtract (a number, quantity, part, etc).... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
1. To take away (a quantity) from another; subtract. 2. To derive by deduction; deduce. v.intr. To take away a desirable part: Poor plumbing deducts from the value of the house. [Middle English deducten, from Latin dēdūcere, dēduct-, to lead away or down; see deduce.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Deduct definition: to take away, as from a sum or amount. See examples of DEDUCT used in a sentence.
noun. /dɪˈdʌkʃn/ [uncountable, countable] the process of using information you have in order to understand a particular situation or to find the answer to a problem. He arrived at the solution by a simple process of deduction. If my deductions are correct, I can tell you who the killer was.
