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

“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.
Which word is closest in meaning to “deduct”?
- • subtract
- • spit
- • remain
- • snatch
Show the answer
subtract — subtract — বিয়োগ করা. To take one number or amount away from another.

Related words

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

“deduct” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • উদ্বেগে সামনে-পিছনে পায়চারি করা
- • শ্বাসরোধ হওয়া বা করা
- • কেটে নেওয়া, বাদ দেওয়া
- • মেরামত করা, ঠিক করা
Show the answer
কেটে নেওয়া, বাদ দেওয়া — deduct (verb) — কেটে নেওয়া, বাদ দেওয়া. To take an amount away from a total, especially of money.
Which word is closest in meaning to “deduct”?
- • subtract
- • spit
- • remain
- • snatch
Show the answer
subtract — subtract — বিয়োগ করা. To take one number or amount away from another.