deduct
gb/dɪdˈʌkt/ us/dɪdˈʌkt/
B2
English
~ 8000
Senses
0 senses
Verb
B2
action
1
subtract an amount from a total
To take an amount away from a larger number, often with money, costs, or points.
Usage pattern:
to deduct [amount] from [total]
Common mistake:
Learners often confuse 'deduct' with 'deduce'. 'Deduct' means to subtract an amount, but 'deduce' means to reach a conclusion from information. Another common mistake is using the wrong preposition: it is usually 'deduct [amount] from [total]', not 'deduct from [amount]'. For example, say 'deduct $5 from the bill', not 'deduct from $5 the bill'.
Synonyms
subtract (More general and common in mathematics; not especially linked to money or business.)
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take off (Informal; often used in everyday speech instead of the more formal-sounding 'deduct'.)
Antonyms
add (Opposite mathematical operation: to increase a total instead of taking an amount away.)
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credit (In financial contexts, means to put money into an account, the opposite of taking it away.)
Collocations
deduct tax
|deduct expenses
|deduct the cost
|deduct an amount from
|automatically deduct
|deduct points
Themes
business
|money
|math
|work
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Examples
- You can deduct these expenses from your taxable income.
- The bank will deduct the monthly fee from your account automatically.
- They deducted ten points from our team for a late submission.
- Please deduct the deposit from the final bill.
- After deducting tax, her net salary was much lower than she expected.
Learner examples
- The company deducts money for health insurance from my pay.
- Please deduct ten dollars from the total price.
- They deducted three points from my score on the test.
- The hotel will deduct the deposit from your final payment.
- After the bank deducts the fee, I have less money in my account.
Grammar
Dictionary form
deduct
IPA
GB/dɪdˈʌkt/
US/dɪdˈʌkt/
Syllables & stress
de - duct (2 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (duct)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: deduct
- 3rd Person Singular: deducts
- Present Participle: deducting
- Past: deducted
Word family
Forms
deducts
verb
deducting
verb
deducted
verb
Core family
deduction
noun B1
deductible
adjective
Related words
deductive
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
non-deductible
adjective
Advanced or less common
deductively
adverb
Expressions
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