Complement and Deduct

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Complement verb - To serve as a completing element to.

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Deduct is an antonym for complement.

Deduct verb - To take away (an amount or number) from a total.

Usage example: after deducting taxes, what's left is your net pay for the week

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Complement is an antonym for deduct.

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