单词 | deductible |
释义 | deductibleadj.n. A. adj. Capable of being deducted; spec. that can be deducted from one's tax or from one's taxable income. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > deduction > [adjective] > deducted > able to be deducible1613 deductible1856 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [adjective] > allowable as deduction deductible1894 tax-deductible1954 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh ii. 71 Not one found honestly deductible From any use that pleased him! 1894 Westm. Gaz. 14 Aug. 2/1 Now tax is deductable either at the rate actually in force at the date of payment. 1913 Standard 3 Apr. 11/4 A dividend entrusted to an agent for payment on a date before April 6 is chargeable with the duty in force for the year 1912–13, and the duty is deductible notwithstanding that payment in individual cases may not happen to be claimed until after that date. 1925 Glasgow Herald 30 Jan. 9 The time within which..discount was deductable under the contract. 1954 I. Levin Kiss before Dying ii. ii. 89 We are..beginning the construction of a new gymnasium... Perhaps your father would be interested in making a contribution... Such contributions are tax-deductible. 1965 Listener 17 June 899/3 The all-in price for a London plane tree, including maintenance, is £40—not exactly cheap, but it is tax-deductible. B. n. The amount of a loss which must be borne by the policy-holder in the event of a claim upon an insurance policy. Chiefly North American. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > insurance policy > associated expense, amount, or charge premio1622 premium1661 reversion1768 reversionary bonus1833 insurance1838 loading1867 hazard rate1872 single premium1877 margin1881 line1899 strain1910 deductible1927 no-claims bonus1933 co-pay1959 co-payment1966 1927 Annals Amer. Acad. Pol. & Soc. Sci. CXXX. 158/1 The popular deductibles are in the amounts of $50, $100 and $250. The cost of deductible collision insurance, especially on the larger deductibles, is small. 1956 U.S. News & World Rep. 30 Mar. 144/2 They set up a $25 deductible to eliminate these ‘nuisance’ payments. 1971 Wall St. Jrnl. 11 Aug. 28/2 Many companies say they would buy the coverage..if the ‘deductible’ (the amount of loss which the insured company must absorb before benefits begin) were lower. 1984 Times 8 Sept. 21/7 The policy is reported to provide cover up to about $200m for Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela..and to have a deductible of about one-quarter of the coverage for each country. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1856 |
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