deduct
/dɪˈdʌkt/
deduct verb: to take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
Verb
deduct (third-person singular simple present deducts, present participle deducting, simple past and past participle deducted)
- To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
- I will deduct the cost of the can of peas from the money I owe you.
- The player was deducted a point for violent conduct.
deduct meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
deduct in Hindi
- to deduct
- काटना kāṭnā
deduct in Tamil
- குறை, கழிக்கவும், கழி, பிடி
deduct in Urdu
- گھٹانا, کاٹنا
deduct in Telugu
- to deduct, take away, subtract
- తీయు tīyu
More languagesFewer languages
- deduct in Malayalam
- കഴിക്കുക kaḻikkuka
- deduct in Kannada
- ಕಳೆ, ಕಡಿಮೆಮಾಡು, ಮುರಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳು, ಹಿಡಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳು
- deduct in Punjabi
- کڈھنا kaḍḍhṇā, ਕੱਟਣਾ kaṭṭaṇā
- deduct in Gujarati
- કપાત કરવા માટે
- deduct in Nepali
- काट्नु kāṭnu
- deduct in Tagalog
- awasin
Examples of deduct in a sentence
- Any submissions received after Friday will have marks deducted for lateness.
- We will deduct speaks for hesitation.
- When you deduct the direct and indirect costs, the picture looks a little different.
Forms of deduct
| third-person singular present | deducts |
|---|---|
| present participle | deducting |
| past participle | deducted |
| past | deducted |
Origin of deduct
Borrowed from Latin deductus, perfect passive participle of verb deducere (“lead from”).
Words formed from deduct
Words that rhyme with deduct
Questions about deduct
- What does deduct mean?
- Deduct means to take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
- What is deduct in Hindi?
- Deduct in Hindi is काटना (kāṭnā). See Deduct meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is deduct?
- Deduct is a verb.
- How do you pronounce deduct?
- Deduct is pronounced /dɪˈdʌkt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of deduct?
- The past tense of deduct is deducted.
Words near deduct in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: deduct (page history and authors); काटना (Hindi) (page history and authors); deduct (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deduct (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); తీయు (Telugu) (page history and authors); കഴിക്കുക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); deduct (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); کڈھنا (Punjabi) (page history and authors); deduct (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); काट्नु (Nepali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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