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deduct
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de·duct  (d-dkt)
v. de·duct·ed, de·duct·ing, de·ducts
v.tr.
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 ddcere, dduct-, to lead away or down; see deduce.]

deduct [dɪˈdʌkt]
vb
(Mathematics) (tr) to take away or subtract (a number, quantity, part, etc.) income tax is deducted from one's wages
[from Latin dēductus, past participle of dēdūcere to deduce]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.deduct - make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck"
arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation
carry back - deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period
2.deduct - retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"
keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
dock - deduct from someone's wages
3.deduct - reason by deduction; establish by deduction
logical system, system of logic, logic - a system of reasoning
extrapolate - gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
surmise - infer from incomplete evidence
elicit - derive by reason; "elicit a solution"

deduct
verb subtract, remove, take off, withdraw, take out, take from, take away, reduce by, knock off (informal), decrease by Marks will be deducted for spelling mistakes.
add, add to, enlarge
Translations
deduct [dɪˈdʌkt] VTrestar, descontar (from de) [+ tax] → deducir (from de)

deduct [dɪˈdʌkt] vt [+ expenses, payments, tax, fees, money, interest, costs] → déduire
to deduct sth from [+ sum] → déduire qch de, retrancher qch de; [+ wage] → prélever qch sur, retenir qch sur
to be deducted from → être prélevé(e) sur
Tax will be deducted from your wages → Les taxes seront prélevées sur vos revenus.

deduct
vtabziehen (from von); (from wages also) → einbehalten; to deduct something from the priceetw vom Preis ablassen; to deduct something for expensesetw für Spesen zurückbehalten; to deduct income tax at sourceEinkommenssteuer einbehalten; after deducting 5%nach Abzug von 5%

deduct [dɪˈdʌkt] vt to deduct (from) (gen) → dedurre (da); (from wages) → trattenere (su); (from price) → fare una riduzione (su) (Scol) (marks) → togliere (da)
deduct [dɪˈdʌkt] vt to deduct (from) (gen) → dedurre (da); (from wages) → trattenere (su); (from price) → fare una riduzione (su) (Scol) (marks) → togliere (da)

deduct
v deduct [diˈdakt]
to subtract; to take away They deducted the expenses from his salary. aftrek يَحْسِم، يَخْصُم изваждам odečíst, srazit fratrække; fradrage abziehen αφαιρώ, (παρα)κρατώ restar, descontar maha arv(ut)ama کسر کردن؛ کاستن vähentää déduire לְהַפחִית, לְנַכּוֹת काटना, घटाना oduzeti levon mengurangi draga frá dedurre 差し引く 차감하다 išskaityti atvilkt; atskaitīt tolak aftrekken trekke fra odejmować descontar a deduce удерживать odpočítať, odrátať odšteti odbiti dra av, räkna ifrån ลบ çıkarmak, indirmek 扣除 відраховувати; віднімати منہا کرنا khấu trừ
n deˈduction [-ʃən]
something that has been deducted There were a lot of deductions from my salary this month. aftrekking خَصْم، حَسْم изваждане srážka fradrag der Abzug αφαίρεση, κράτηση deducción mahaarv(ut)amine کسر؛ کاستن vähennys déduction הַפחָתָה, נִיכּוּי कटौती oduzimanje levonás potongan frádráttur detrazione 控除 공제액 išskaitymas atvilkums; atskaitījums potong aftrekpost fradrag(sbeløp) potrącenie desconto scăzământ удержание zrážka, odpočítanie odbitek odbitak avdrag, avräkning การหักลบ kesinti, indirim 扣除額 відрахування منہا کردہ رقم sự khấu trừ

deduct يَقْتَطِع odečíst trække fra abziehen αφαιρώ deducir vähentää déduire odračunati dedurre 差し引く 공제하다 aftrekken trekke fra potrącić subtrair вычитать dra av ลบออก çıkarmak trừ 扣除


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