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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·duct /dɪˈdʌkt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  COUNT/CALCULATEto take away an amount or part from a total 减去,扣除 SYN subtractdeduct something from something The payments will be deducted from your salary. 这些款项将从你的工资里扣除。deductible adjective Interest charges are tax deductible. 利息支出可税前扣除。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
deductEmployees carry the other half, which they may not deduct.Self-employed business owners could deduct all health insurance costs.Marks may be deducted for illegible handwriting.Total drawings for the year would be deducted from capital.The manager executes the deals for a small annual fee - usually 0.5 percent deducted from the interest earned.Your monthly repayments will be deducted from the total amount that you owe.Your employer will deduct income tax from your salary.Provided there was a valid card in the box, the beacon would deduct some of its value and record no details.That will tend to be offshore as banks and building societies in this country have to deduct tax at source.Issuers are able to deduct the interest they pay on TOPrs and similar securities because they are debt.The deal also would have allowed the 49ers to deduct the taxes from the price.deduct something from somethingIf you pay for repairs, you can deduct the cost from your rent.
From Longman Business Dictionarydeductde‧duct /dɪˈdʌkt/ verb [transitive]1to take away an amount from a totalBrazil has about 48 million bags of coffee available for sale; from this, deduct about eight million bags for domestic use.2ACCOUNTING to take away an amount from an employee’s pay for a particular purpose before they receive itWe deduct the pension contributions from employees’ paychecks.3TAX to take away particular costs from the amount you have earned before you calculate how much tax you will have to pay on what you have earnedSelf-employed people can deduct 100% of health-insurance costs against income.→ See Verb tableOrigin deduct (1400-1500) Latin deductus, past participle of deducere; → DEDUCE
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deduct
deduct /dɪˈdʌkt/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Latin
 Origin: deductus, past participle of deducere; deduce
to take away an amount or part from a total
   SYN  subtract
    deduct something from something
    The payments will be deducted from your salary.
—deductible adjective:
    Interest charges are tax deductible.


de·ductBrE /dɪˈdʌkt/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈdʌkt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they deduct BrE /dɪˈdʌkt/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈdʌkt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it deducts BrE /dɪˈdʌkts/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈdʌkts/ 🔊past simple deducted BrE /dɪˈdʌktɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈdʌktɪd/ 🔊past participle deducted BrE /dɪˈdʌktɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈdʌktɪd/ 🔊 -ing form deducting BrE /dɪˈdʌktɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈdʌktɪŋ/ 🔊 [often passive] to take away money, points, etc. from a total amount (从总量中)扣除,减去 SYN subtract ~ sth Ten points will be deducted for a wrong answer. 答错一题扣十分。🔊🔊~ sth from sth The cost of your uniform will be deducted from your wages. 制服费将从你的工资中扣除。🔊🔊