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deduct

DEFINITIONS OF: deduct

1

v make a subtraction

Synonyms:
subtract, take off
Antonyms:
add, add together
make an addition by combining numbers
add, add together, add up, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up
determine the sum of
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Types:
carry back
deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period
Type of:
calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out
make a mathematical calculation or computation

v retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments

Synonyms:
recoup, withhold
Types:
dock
deduct from someone's wages
Type of:
hold on, keep
retain possession of

v reason by deduction; establish by deduction

Synonyms:
deduce, derive, infer
Types:
extrapolate
gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
surmise
infer from incomplete evidence
elicit
derive by reason
Type of:
conclude, reason, reason out
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
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