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deduct

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪˈdəkt// UK //dɪdˈʌkt// deduct

v. to take away an amount or a part from a total. You often see this when money is taken out of a paycheck for taxes.

v. to subtract an amount or portion from a total sum. Often used in financial or mathematical contexts to describe the removal of specific costs or taxes.


SIMPLE

The store will deduct ten dollars from the original price.

CONTEXTUAL

Employers are required by law to deduct income tax and social security contributions directly from their employees' monthly wages.

COMPLEX

When calculating your taxable income, you may be eligible to deduct certain business expenses, effectively reducing the total amount on which you owe tax to the government.

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Origin

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

Usage

The verb is transitive and requires a direct object representing the amount being removed.

Pitfall

They deducted from my salary the tax.They deducted the tax from my salary.The direct object (the amount) should immediately follow the verb before the prepositional phrase.

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