to deductverb/dɨʃkõˈtaɾ/mediumdes·con·tarPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo deduct an amount from a total; to subtract; to give a discount.The store will deduct 20% from the final purchase price.The employer automatically deducts social security from the salary.syndeductsubtracttake offantaddincreaseaugmentCommon collocationsdeduct taxesdiscount the pricededuct pointsEtymologyDo prefixo 'des-' + 'contar'.Related wordsdescontodescontadocontar