1. past tense and past participle of deduct; subtracted or taken away from a total amount

Examples

• The company deducted taxes from her paycheck.
• Points were deducted for late submission.
• He deducted the business expenses from his total income.
• The bank deducted the monthly fee automatically.
• After all costs were deducted, the profit was minimal.
• She deducted ten dollars from the final bill.
• The teacher deducted marks for spelling errors.