"deduct" meaning in English

See deduct in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈdʌkt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deduct.wav [UK] Forms: deduct [canonical], deducts [third-person, singular], deducted [past], deducted [past, participle], deducting [present, participle]
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  1. To deduct is to take one thing away from another; to make smaller; often dealing with money.
    Sense id: simple-deduct-en-verb-xnISpNKW
     
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