verb
1.
to take away one quantity from another
deduct the cost from his bill
Synonyms: discount, draw back, knock off, substract, subtract, take, take away, take off, take out
Related Word: decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce; roll back
Contrasted words: cast, figure, sum, tot, total
Antonyms: add
2.
Synonyms: infer , collect, conclude, deduce, derive, draw, gather, judge, make, make out