deductible.

1. Allowed to be subtracted from an amount, especially from income when calculating tax.

2. An amount an insured person must pay before insurance covers the remaining eligible cost.

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Words that belong together

• deductible expense
• tax-deductible contribution

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Only the business portion of the expense was deductible.

Usage notes

Primary category: economics / business / social science. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative.. Noun singular deductible; plural deductibles. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.