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   deduct

   /dɪˈdʌkt/

   verb

   • 1. subtract or take away (an amount or part) from a total: "tax has been deducted from the payments"

   Word 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.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • E

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   • D

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   • U

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   • C

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   • T

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