de
duct
Third Person
deducts
Present Participle
deducting
Past Tense
deducted
Past Participle
deducted
1
to subtract or take away an amount or part from a total
transitive
- The teacher instructed the students to deduct points for incorrect answers on the quiz.
- The employer will deduct taxes and other withholdings from the employee's paycheck.
- Freelancers often deduct home office expenses as a business expense.
- Landlords can deduct certain property-related expenses, such as maintenance costs, from rental income for tax purposes.
- The store will deduct the returned item's value from the customer's refund.
Antonyms:
2
to reach a conclusion by using logic and evidence
transitive
- They deducted that the machine was faulty based on its inconsistent performance.
- The scientist deducted the cause of the reaction through careful observation.
- She deducted the answer by piecing together all the evidence.
- He deducted the thief’s identity from the security footage.
- After hours of analysis, they deducted that the system failure was due to human error.