Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deductible

[dɪˈdʌktəbəɫ]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: de-ductible
IPA: [dɪˈdʌktəbəɫ]

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Eligible to be deducted.

noun

An amount of expenses that must be paid out of pocket before an insurer will pay further expenses.

American usage

Example Sentences

"(Normally forgiven debt is taxable and only business expenses paid for with company income are deductible.)"
"In a tweet, [Donald Trump] said that the deductibles are in many cases way over $7,000, which makes the coverage worthless or unusable. […] Family bronze plans have an average deductible of just under $12,200 and an average out-of-pocket maximum of nearly $14,000."

Etymology

Etymology tree English deduct Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English deductible From deduct + -ible.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: [dɪˈdʌktəbəɫ]

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

more deductible (comparative) most deductible (superlative) deductibles (plural)

Derived Forms

deductibility

Phrases

tax deductible tax-deductible

Frequently Paired Words

deduct deductable

Synonyms

excess

Homonyms

deductable

Antonyms

nondeductible

Questions

How do you pronounce deductible?: The recorded pronunciation is [dɪˈdʌktəbəɫ].
What does deductible mean?: Eligible to be deducted.
Where does deductible come from?: Etymology tree English deduct Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English deductible From deduct + -ible.

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