deduct

/dɪ'dəkt/ verb

6 letters2 syllables10 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS3

VERB

1

Reason by deduction; establish by deduction.

2

Retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments.

3

Make a subtraction.

WORD FORMS

Related formdeduction

Related formdeductible

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®10 points

Words With Friends®12 points

Double word20 points

Triple word30 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latineductday

Starts & ends withD … T

Syllablesde · duct

SYNONYMS & RELATED9

deduce derive infer deduction recoup withhold deductible subtract take off

SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS

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