Deduct has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
make a subtraction
"subtract this amount from my paycheck"
2
retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
"My employer is withholding taxes"
3
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
"The detective deduced that the missing key must have been taken before midnight based on the time stamp left in the victim's pocket watch."
4
To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller by some amount.
"The accountant will deduct the travel expenses from your total earnings before calculating your final paycheck."
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