deduct

Verb

Verb Forms: deducted, deducting, deducts

• To subtract or take away an amount.
• make a subtraction
• retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
• reason by deduction; establish by deduction
• To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.

Examples

• After challenging, they had to deduct points from their score for the invalid word.
• 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.

Synonyms

deduce, derive, infer, recoup, subtract, take off, withhold

Antonyms

add

Related Words

deduce, deduction, withhold