deduct

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb make a subtraction
  2. verb retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
  3. verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin deductus, perfect passive participle of verb deducere (“lead from”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

subtract, take off

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