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deduct
verb
-
deduct
,
deducting
,
deducts
,
deducted
to
subtract
an
amount
from
a
total
,
especially
money
from
wages
,
taxes
,
or
a
bill
.
•
The
company
will
deduct
taxes
from
her
paycheck
at
the
end
of
the
month
.
The
company
will
deduct
taxes
from
her
paycheck
at
the
end
of
the
month
.
•
They
deducted
$50
from
the
bill
because
the
food
arrived
late
.
They
deducted
$50
from
the
bill
because
the
food
arrived
late
.
From
late
Middle
English
,
borrowed
from
Latin
dēductus
(
'led
away
,
derived'
),
past
participle
of
dēducere
(
'to
lead
away'
),
from
dē-
(
'away'
)
+
dūcere
(
'to
lead'
).