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de•duct

Pronunciation: (di-dukt'), [key]
—v.t.
to take away, as from a sum or amount: Once you deduct your expenses, there is nothing left.

—v.i.
detract; abate (usually fol. by from): The rocky soil deducts from the value of his property.

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