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deducts

deducts is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 deducts

What is deducts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Deducts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deduct.

Words near deducts in the dictionary

  1. deductivistically
  2. deductivists
  3. deductor
  4. deductors
  5. deductory
  6. deducts
  7. dedup
  8. dedupe
  9. deduped
  10. deduper
  11. dedupers

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