Deduct and Lessen

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Deduct

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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Lessen and deduct are semantically related in reduce topic. In some cases you can use "Lessen" instead a verb "Deduct", when it comes to topics like decrease.

Nearby Words: deduction, deductive, deductible, deducting

Lessen

Lessen verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

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Deduct and lessen are semantically related in decrease topic. Sometimes you can use "Deduct" instead a verb "Lessen".

Nearby Words: lessening, less

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amount	deduct amount	lessen amount
time	deduct time	lessen time
costs	deduct costs	lessen costs

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