Meaning of deduct in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /dəˈdəkt/

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  1. Verb

    deduct

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Latin deduct-‘taken or led away’, from the verb deducere. Deduct and deduce were not distinguished in sense until the mid 17th century

    Definitions

    1. make a subtraction

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  2. 2. retain and refrain from disbursing

    Examples

    • « of payments »
    • « My employer is withholding taxes »

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  3. 3. reason by deduction

    Examples

    • « establish by deduction »

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    Fran Lebowitz

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