deduct
verb [often passive]to take away money, points, etc. from a total amount synonym subtract(从总量中)扣除,减去 - be deducted
Ten points will be deducted for a wrong answer. 答错一题扣十分。 Tax is deducted at source. 从一开始就已扣除了税款。 - be deducted from something
The cost of your uniform will be deducted from your wages. 制服费将从你的工资中扣除。 This amount will be automatically deducted from your salary. 这一金额将从你的工资中自动扣除。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- at source
- automatically
- from
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin deduct- ‘taken or led away’, from the verb deducere, from de- ‘down’ + ducere ‘lead’. Deduct and deduce were not distinguished in sense until the mid 17th cent.- be deducted