deductible

Noun · Adjective
US[dih-duhk-tuh-buhl]/dɪˈdʌktəbəl/4 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction)Opposite nondeductibleSimilar allowable

Noun (2)

  1. (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax)Type of sum, sum of money
  2. a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amountType of article, clause

Related words withhold verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

De·duct′i·ble adjective

1. Capable of being deducted, taken away, or withdrawn.

Not one found honestly deductible From any use that pleased him.— Eliz. Barrett Browning

2. Deducible; consequential.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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