deduct /-duktˈ/ transitive verb

1. To take away
2. To subtract
3. To reduce, weaken (obsolete; Spenser)
4. To separate (obsolete)
5. To deduce (obsolete)

deductibilˈity noun

deductˈible adjective

deducˈtion noun

1. The act of deducing
2. That which is deduced
3. The inference of a particular truth from a general truth previously known, as distinguished from induction, leading from particular truths to a general truth
4. The act of deducting
5. The thing or amount deducted
6. Abatement

deductˈive adjective

(of thought or reasoning) concerned with deduction from premises or accepted principles

deductˈively adverb

deducted spaces plural noun

The spaces on a ship that are required to be used for the running of the ship rather than for carrying cargo