deduct
To take one thing from anotherTo take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
» His employer deducted $50 from his wages.
Meaning
1 sensesTo take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
I will deduct the cost of the can of peas from the money I owe you.
The player was deducted a point for violent conduct.
abziehen
вычита́тьvyčitátʹ, вы́честьvýčestʹ, уде́рживатьudérživatʹ
- make a subtraction
- retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
- reason by deduction; establish by deduction
Examples
4 sentencesHis employer deducted $50 from his wages.
Ziri deducted four thousand dinars from the bill.
He could deduct the furnishing of his work room from his taxes.
deDie Einrichtung seines Arbeitszimmers konnte er von der Steuer absetzen.
From our monthly revenue, we should deduct the costs of food, rent, clothing, transportation etc.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin deductus, perfect passive participle of verb deducere (“lead from”).Borrowed from Latin deductus, perfect passive participle of verb deducere (“lead from”).
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Forms
deducts, deducting, deducted, deductedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle