v. t. | 1. | To lead forth or out. |
2. | To take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; to subtract; - often with from or out of. | |
3. | To reduce; to diminish. |
Verb | 1. | deduct - make a subtraction |
2. | deduct - retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes" | |
3. | deduct - reason by deduction; establish by deduction |