deduct

verb/dɪˈdʌkt/CEFR B2

কেটে নেওয়া, বাদ দেওয়া

Meaning

To take an amount away from a total, especially of money.

Example sentences

  • Tax is deducted at source.উৎসেই কর কেটে নেওয়া হয়।
  • They deducted two marks for spelling.বানানের জন্য দুই নম্বর কেটে নেওয়া হয়।

Word forms

past tense
deducted
-ing form
deducting

A common mistake

From his silence I deducted that he disagreed.→From his silence I deduced that he disagreed.

Deduce is to work something out by reasoning; deduct is to take an amount off. The nouns keep the split too: a deduction from your pay, and a detective's deduction about the crime.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: subtract, withhold

Antonyms: add

Similar words, and what each means

  • subtract

    বিয়োগ করা

    To take one number or amount away from another.

  • withhold

    আটকে রাখা, না দেওয়া

    To refuse to give something or to hold it back.

Other English words for “কেটে নেওয়া, বাদ দেওয়া”

  • exclude

    To leave something or someone out.

  • get rid of

    To remove or throw away something unwanted.

  • eliminate

    To remove something completely, or to put somebody out of a competition.

  • leave out

    To not include someone or something.

  • omit

    To leave something out, on purpose or by mistake.

Opposite words

  • add

    যোগ করা, দেওয়া

    To put one thing together with another.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • deductiblenounডিডাক্টিবল, দাবির আগে গ্রাহকের নিজে বহন করা অংশ
  • deductiveadjectiveঅবরোহী (যুক্তি)

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “deduct” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • উদ্বেগে সামনে-পিছনে পায়চারি করা
    • • শ্বাসরোধ হওয়া বা করা
    • • কেটে নেওয়া, বাদ দেওয়া
    • • মেরামত করা, ঠিক করা
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    কেটে নেওয়া, বাদ দেওয়া — deduct (verb) — কেটে নেওয়া, বাদ দেওয়া. To take an amount away from a total, especially of money.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “deduct”?

    • • subtract
    • • spit
    • • remain
    • • snatch
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    subtract — subtract — বিয়োগ করা. To take one number or amount away from another.

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