verb
definition
To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller by some amount.
example
I will deduct the cost of the can of peas from the money I owe you.
Examples of deducts in a Sentence
At harvest-time the produce is placed in the barns of the lessor, who first deducts 25% as premium, then 16% for battiteria (the difference between corn before and after winnowing), then deducts a proportion for rent and subsidies, so that the portion retained by the actual tiller of the soil is extremely meagre.
In the case of joint-stock companies the company pays the state, and deducts the amount from the individual owners of stocks and shares out of whose incomes the amount comes.
Once the show is over, Roy Jones deducts their recording fees and expenses from the entry fees, and gives the host kennel club a check for the rest of the proceeds from the show.
To qualify for benefits, an individual must be working for an employer who deducts unemployment insurance premiums from his or her pay check.
Saxon Express is a monthly draft service that automatically deducts your mortgage payment from a checking or savings account.