deduct
de-
+ duct(
duc-
)
合計からの
subtraction
が
deduction
verb
subtract
or
take away
(an
amount
or part) from a
total
: 合計から(量や一部を)引いたり取り除くこと
【全体から】〈一定額･一部分など〉を差し引く, 控除する(
subtract
) «from» (!しばしば受け身で)
e.g.
tax has been deducted from the payments. : 支払いから税は差し引かれています。
e.g.
Income tax will be deducted from your salary. : 所得税は賃金から差し引かれます.
ORIGIN
late
Middle English
: from
Latin
deduct
-
‘taken or led away’, from the verb
deducere
. Deduct and
deduce
were not distinguished in sense until the mid
17th century
.