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verb

Deduct v. t. (past & past part. deducted; pres. part. deducting)

To lead forth or out. (Obs.) "A people deducted out of the city of Philippos."

To take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; to subtract; often with from or out of. "Deduct what is but vanity, or dress." "Two and a half per cent should be deducted out of the pay of the foreign troops." "We deduct from the computation of our years that part of our time which is spent in... infancy."

To reduce; to diminish. (Obs.) "Do not deduct it to days."

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"Deduct" Quotes from Famous Books

... Dick?" Visited James Ballantyne, and found him bearing his distress sensibly and like a man. I called in at Cadell's, and also inquired after Lady Jane Stuart, who is complaining. Three o'clock placed me at home, and from that hour till ten, deduct two hours for dinner, I ...

— The Journal of Sir Walter Scott - From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford • Walter Scott

... this piece for our use. She works nicely enough, but no two people work exactly alike, so no one else could now take this and complete the corner. So, you see the piece is valueless, and we must charge for it. Moreover, I should have to deduct fifty cents if it had been finished, because long stitches show ...

— Patty's Success • Carolyn Wells

... States. These terms, I have every reason to know, are highly satisfactory to the holders of the Cuban claims. Indeed, they have made a formal offer authorizing the State Department to settle these claims and to deduct the amount of the Amistad claim from the sums which they are entitled to receive from Spain. This offer, of course, can not be accepted. All other claims of citizens of the United States against Spain, or the subjects ...

— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various

... to come, offered an excuse to him to give up his situation. On searching his pockets he found his present capital to amount to ten dollars. This increased by forty dollars, due him from the trustees, would make fifty dollars; deduct thirty dollars for liabilities, and he would have twenty dollars left to begin the world anew. Youth and hope added an indefinite number of ciphers to the right hand of these figures, and in this sanguine mood our young Alnaschar walked on until he had reached ...

— The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales • Bret Harte

... tenant can not make repairs at the expense of the landlord, or deduct the cost of them out of the rent, unless by special agreement. But if the premises, from want of repair, have become unsafe or useless, the tenant from year to year may quit without notice; and he would not be liable for rent after the use had ...

— The Government Class Book • Andrew W. Young

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