deduct

Meaning

To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.

Synonyms

subtract

take away

remove

recoup

take off

abate

infer

deduce

withhold

abstract

reduce

discount

detract

cut off

count down

take

derive

keep back

cut

decrease

seize

slash

take out

curtail

truncate

delete

write off

omit

eliminate

rebate

exclude

expense

fail

gather

get rid of

hold

hold down

immobilise

induce

knock off

limit

minus

rationalise

rationalize

reason

recoupment

remit

retreat

retrench

save

shoulder

strip

taper

throttle

trim

weaken

withdraw

write-off

factor out

trim back

take a percentage

subduct

decrease by

reduce by

stop

🛑

take part away

abatement

abridge

allot

apprehend

arrest

assign

ax

axe

🪓

bate

catch

checkoff

conclude

constrain

count

🔢

count off

count out

deduction

defrost

detain

diminish

dismount

dispossess

distrain

divest

dock

dockside

downsize

draw

ebb

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈdʌkt/

Etymology

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