deduct

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈdʌkt/ UK /dɪˈdʌkt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to subtract or take away an amount from a total

Usage: Use deduct an amount from a total. The amount after from is the starting total from which something is taken away.

The shop will deduct the voucher's value from the price of the coat.

The employer will deduct taxes directly from your wages.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to subtract or take away an... subtract remove withhold discount reduce decrease take

Opposites

add append increase augment

Word family

Derived forms deductible deduction deductivededucted

Related forms deduce deducible induce conduct

Etymology

From Latin deductus, a form of dēdūcere, to lead away or from, represented by dēdūcō, related to dē- and dūcō.

deducere Latin ducere Latin *dewk- Proto-Indo-European

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# deduct

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈdʌkt/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈdʌkt/

## Meanings
1. to subtract or take away an amount from a total

## Usage Notes
- to subtract or take away an amount from a total: Use deduct an amount from a total. The amount after from is the starting total from which something is taken away.

## Examples
- The shop will deduct the voucher's value from the price of the coat.
- The employer will deduct taxes directly from your wages.

## Synonyms
- subtract
- remove
- withhold
- discount
- reduce
- decrease
- take

## Antonyms
- add
- append
- increase
- augment

## Derived Forms
- deductible
- deduction
- deductive
- deducted

## Related Forms
- deduce
- deducible
- induce
- conduct

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deducere
- Root: ducere - to lead
- Root: *dewk-

## Etymology
From Latin deductus, a form of dēdūcere, to lead away or from, represented by dēdūcō, related to dē- and dūcō.

## AI Etymology
Deduct comes from Latin deductus, past participle of deducere ('to lead down, subtract'), from de- ('down, away') + ducere ('to lead'). The etymological trail includes Latin deducere, Latin ducere, and Proto-Indo-European *dewk-. As a verb, deduct means to subtract or take away an amount from a total. The same family is visible in derived forms such as deductible, deduction, deductive, and deducted and related forms such as deduce, deducible, induce, and conduct. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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