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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.