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I can understand where the oil company wants to deduct the cost of drilling a well. That's one of the tax breaks for oil companies - the subsidies - they get to deduct the cost of the well the year you drill.
Dan Benishek

Meaning of "deduct" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEDUCT

From Latin dēductus, past participle of dēdūcere to deduce.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DEDUCT

deduct  [dɪˈdʌkt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEDUCT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deduct is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb deduct in English.

WHAT DOES DEDUCT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of deduct in the English dictionary

The definition of deduct in the dictionary is to take away or subtract.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEDUCT

PRESENT

Present
I deduct
you deduct
he/she/it deducts
we deduct
you deduct
they deduct
Present continuous
I am deducting
you are deducting
he/she/it is deducting
we are deducting
you are deducting
they are deducting
Present perfect
I have deducted
you have deducted
he/she/it has deducted
we have deducted
you have deducted
they have deducted
Present perfect continuous
I have been deducting
you have been deducting
he/she/it has been deducting
we have been deducting
you have been deducting
they have been deducting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I deducted
you deducted
he/she/it deducted
we deducted
you deducted
they deducted
Past continuous
I was deducting
you were deducting
he/she/it was deducting
we were deducting
you were deducting
they were deducting
Past perfect
I had deducted
you had deducted
he/she/it had deducted
we had deducted
you had deducted
they had deducted
Past perfect continuous
I had been deducting
you had been deducting
he/she/it had been deducting
we had been deducting
you had been deducting
they had been deducting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will deduct
you will deduct
he/she/it will deduct
we will deduct
you will deduct
they will deduct
Future continuous
I will be deducting
you will be deducting
he/she/it will be deducting
we will be deducting
you will be deducting
they will be deducting
Future perfect
I will have deducted
you will have deducted
he/she/it will have deducted
we will have deducted
you will have deducted
they will have deducted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been deducting
you will have been deducting
he/she/it will have been deducting
we will have been deducting
you will have been deducting
they will have been deducting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would deduct
you would deduct
he/she/it would deduct
we would deduct
you would deduct
they would deduct
Conditional continuous
I would be deducting
you would be deducting
he/she/it would be deducting
we would be deducting
you would be deducting
they would be deducting
Conditional perfect
I would have deduct
you would have deduct
he/she/it would have deduct
we would have deduct
you would have deduct
they would have deduct
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been deducting
you would have been deducting
he/she/it would have been deducting
we would have been deducting
you would have been deducting
they would have been deducting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you deduct
we let´s deduct
you deduct
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to deduct
Past participle
deducted
Present Participle
deducting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEDUCT


abduct
æbˈdʌkt
adduct
əˈdʌkt
aqueduct
ˈækwɪˌdʌkt
conduct
ˈkɒndʌkt
coproduct
kəʊˈprɒdʌkt
duct
dʌkt
educt
ˈiːdʌkt
induct
ɪnˈdʌkt
misconduct
mɪsˈkɒndʌkt
multiproduct
ˌmʌltɪˈprɒdʌkt
oviduct
ˈɒvɪˌdʌkt
prededuct
ˌpriːdɪˈdʌkt
product
ˈprɒdʌkt
reconduct
ˌriːkənˈdʌkt
reinduct
ˌriːɪnˈdʌkt
subduct
səbˈdʌkt
subproduct
ˈsʌbˌprɒdʌkt
superconduct
ˌsuːpərkənˈdʌkt
viaduct
ˈvaɪəˌdʌkt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEDUCT

dedicatorial
dedicatory
dedifferentiate
dedifferentiation
dedimus
dedramatise
dedramatize
deduce
deducement
deducibility
deducible
deducibleness
deducibly
deductibility
deductible
deduction
deduction theorem
deductive
deductively
deduplicate

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEDUCT

air duct
banking product
bile duct
blood product
by-product
Cartesian product
code of conduct
cross product
disorderly conduct
dot product
end product
finished product
global product
gross domestic product
gross misconduct
primary product
professional misconduct
scalar product
tear duct
unprofessional conduct

Synonyms and antonyms of deduct in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEDUCT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «deduct» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of deduct

Translation of «deduct» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEDUCT

Find out the translation of deduct to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deduct from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deduct» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扣除
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deducir
570 millions of speakers

English

deduct
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घटा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

يَقْتَطِعُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вычитать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subtrair
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিয়োগ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déduire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memotong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abziehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

差し引く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공제하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

ngurangi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trừ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கழித்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वजा करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düşmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dedurre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

potrącić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віднімати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a deduce
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφαιρώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dra av
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trekke fra
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deduct

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEDUCT»

The term «deduct» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.500 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEDUCT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deduct

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3 QUOTES WITH «DEDUCT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word deduct.
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Dan Benishek
I can understand where the oil company wants to deduct the cost of drilling a well. That's one of the tax breaks for oil companies - the subsidies - they get to deduct the cost of the well the year you drill.
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Jeff Foxworthy
I used to say that whenever people heard my Southern accent, they always wanted to deduct 100 IQ points.
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Jonathan Raymond
Why do I have an issue with banks? They have their greedy fingers in everyone's money. No other industry has the power to deduct a bill or fees directly from your own bank account without so much as a notice.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEDUCT»

Discover the use of deduct in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deduct and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tax Deductions for Professionals
The book also outlines the bankruptcy process and includes sample, completed bankruptcy forms.
Stephen Fishman, 2013
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Deduct It!: Lower Your Small Business Taxes
is your employee • has a genuine business reason for going on the trip with you, and • would otherwise be allowed to deduct the travel expenses. These rules apply to your family as well as to nonfamily members. This means you can deduct  ...
Stephen Fishman, 2013
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Annual reports of the Navy Department..
Deduct from item 1 if brickwork be laid in common Instead of Flemish bond. Item 3. Deduct from item 1 If concrete stone is substituted for all granite work. Item 4. Deduct from item 1 if retaining walls bo- low itelt course at first floor level be made  ...
United States. Navy Dept, 1909
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Southwest Builder and Contractor
2, $137,197; alternates: (a) deduct, second story building No. 2, omitted, $10,948; (b) deduct pine instead of beech flooring, $1950; (0) deduct pine instead of beech flooring, building No. 2, $315; ((1) deduct dressing room work omitted, $600; ...
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The Federal Reporter: With Key-number Annotations ...
1907 Cylinder gross sales J154.758.00 Deduct chargebacks 6,9£2.0O Cylinder net sales $147,S3'.i.OO Add secondhand sales proportion 221.00 $148,057.00 Deduct manufacturing cost $ 23,634.77 Deduct commissions 50,635.49 Deduct ...
Robert Desty, James Wells Goodwin, Peyton Boyle, 1922
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Procedures for US Army and US Air Force Airfield Pavement ...
Figure 5-9. Rigid pavement deduct values, distress 68, popouts. 5-10. Rigid pavement deduct values, distress 69, pumping. 5-11. Rigid pavement deduct values, distress 70, scaling. 5-12. Rigid pavement deduct values, distress 71, settlement.
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Business taxpayer information publications
Self-Employed Health Insurance Deduction You may be able to deduct 70% of the amount paid in 2002 for medical and dental insurance and qualified long- term care insurance for you, your spouse, and your dependents if you are one of the ...
United States. Internal Revenue Service, 2002
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Congressional Serial Set
POLL NO. 3. Deduct republican, 6. Deduct from republicans Bou Scliuman, Everett Jackson, Kiall Hall, I\ster Jones, R. Gatewood, Gus Whiteuurst. Deduct, generally, 6. Deduct, generally, Wade Berney, Burral Williams, Gas Young, Gabe Tony, ...
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Reports from Commissioners
16 9 1 £ s. d. Amount of Fees received during July, 1861 Deduct amount paid for Scrivenery, 13 17 If Deduct amount paid for comparing, 1 2 10 Deduct amount paid Scrivenery Clerk 2 3 4 £ s. d. Court of Chan- 62 5 2} T CEBT> Ireland.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1866
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Bulletin
Deduct 1 to 6 points. 2. Color and brightness : Deduct 1 to 6 i>oiuts. 3. Odor : Deduct 1 to 6 points. 4. Thickness of husk : Deduct 1 to 6 ]K>ints. 5. General Impression; uniformity of form and size of berries (plump or elongated) ; thrashing (too ...
United States. Bureau of Chemistry, 1909

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEDUCT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deduct is used in the context of the following news items.
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Highlights of Wisconsin budget passed by Senate
... phase-in of an income tax credit benefiting manufacturers and farmers, reducing the alternative minimum tax, allowing teachers to deduct up ... «Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3, Jul 15»
2
BP could write off billions in fines Deepwater Horizon spill as tax
But thanks to provisions in the tax code, BP might be able to deduct a large chunk of that sum from its taxes. According to tax code, when a ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
3
Eric Holder, Wall Street Double Agent, Comes in From the Cold
Of course, none of us mortals can deduct so much as a speeding ticket, since we wouldn't want to use the tax code to encourage speeding. «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
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Barry Dolowich, Tax Tips: Deducting automobile expenses
Q I have my own business operating as an S corporation that requires using my own car (personally owned) from time to time. Can I deduct my ... «Monterey County Herald, Jul 15»
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No tax respite for funeral expenses
Can I deduct the cost? S.B., Newport, R.I.. A. Sorry, no. Deductions aren't allowed on a personal tax return whether they are prepaid or not. «Business Management Daily, Jul 15»
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Nissan Ad Seems To Promote Illegal Off-Roading In Japan's …
Korean law currently allows a corporate owner to deduct as business expenses not only the vehicle itself but all associated costs, and the ... «Jalopnik, Jul 15»
7
College Tuition Q&A
I am paying for my granddaughter's college tuition, but she will pay me back with a small interest charge. Will she be able to deduct this interest ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
8
Researcher studies teachers' use of automated essay scoring software
The scores they attach to writing are based on mathematical equations that assign or deduct value according to the programmer's instructions. «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
9
My Rabbi Needs Legal Aid
... years in the courts fighting that claim while relying on contributors who cannot deduct their contributions in calculating their tax obligation. «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
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State Budget Praised For Tax Cut Contains Surprise Increase
And in the first year of the budget, businesses can deduct 75% of their first $250,000 in income – and next year can deduct all of that. So for this ... «WCBE 90.5 FM, Jul 15»

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