verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.

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

2. 2
   reason by deduction; establish by deduction wordnet
3. 3
   make a subtraction wordnet
4. 4
   retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

deducesubtractabateabradeabridgeabstract

Example

More examples

"He could deduct the furnishing of his work room from his taxes."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin deductus, perfect passive participle of verb deducere (“lead from”).

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.