Associations to the word «Deduct»

Wiktionary

DEDUCT, verb. To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller by some amount.

Dictionary definition

DEDUCT, verb. Make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck".
DEDUCT, verb. Retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes".
DEDUCT, verb. Reason by deduction; establish by deduction.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke