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deducting

deducting is the present participle and gerund of deduct.

Meaning of deduct

Verb

deduct (third-person singular simple present deducts, present participle deducting, simple past and past participle deducted)

  1. 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.

Questions about deducting

What is deducting the present participle and gerund of?
Deducting is the present participle and gerund of deduct.

Words near deducting in the dictionary

  1. deductees
  2. deductibilities
  3. deductibility
  4. deductible
  5. deductibles
  6. deducting
  7. deduction
  8. deduction theorem
  9. deduction theorems
  10. deductions
  11. deductive

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