deduct
part of speech
verb (deduct, deducts, deducted, deducting); noun deduction
meaning for a pupil
To take away an amount from a total, such as money or points. tree →
sense 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 →
- The shop deducted 10% from the price. tree →
- Points are deducted for late homework. tree →
- Tax is deducted from Dad's pay. tree →
- The team had three points deducted. tree →
- After deducting the cost of the ticket, she had 6 dollars left. tree →
note
In maths, deduct = subtract = take away. Not the same as «deduce» (work something out by thinking). Both have the noun «deduction».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «deduct» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.