adjective
- able to be deducted or subtracted, especially from a total or from taxable income
- able to be inferred or concluded from evidence or reasoning
Usage: commonly used in tax and accounting contexts
Usage: formal or technical usage
Examples
- Medical expenses may be deducible from your taxable income if they exceed a certain threshold.
- Charitable donations are often deducible on your annual tax return.
- The conclusion is deducible from the premises presented in the argument.
- Business losses are sometimes deducible against future profits.
- From the evidence, it is deducible that the suspect was present at the scene.