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# deduct

verb (deduct, deducts, deducted, deducting); noun deduction

«deduct» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To take away an amount from a total, such as money or points. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deduct/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths and money: «deduct 5 from 20» means subtract; «deduct tax». In games and sport: points deducted for fouls. Formal exam voice: «Deduct the cost from the total».

### Examples

- Deduct 15 from 50 to find what's left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deduct/#x1)
- The shop deducted 10% from the price. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deduct/#x2)
- Points are deducted for late homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deduct/#x3)
- Tax is deducted from Dad's pay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deduct/#x4)
- The team had three points deducted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deduct/#x5)
- After deducting the cost of the ticket, she had 6 dollars left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deduct/#x6)

### Note

In maths, deduct = subtract = take away. Not the same as «deduce» (work something out by thinking). Both have the noun «deduction».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «deduct» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deduct/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«deduct» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/deduct.html) on Mova free.