- deductibility
- Ⅰ.deductible UK US (Australian also deductable) /dɪˈdʌktɪbl̩/ US /-ṱə-/ adjective► relating to an amount or part that can be taken away from a total: »
However, the supplementary benefit that he was receiving was deductible from the figure awarded as damages.
► TAX relating to particular costs that can be taken away from the amount of money that you have earned, before you have to pay tax on it: »Expenditure by private persons on education and training is rarely deductible for income-tax purposes.
»deductible expenses
deductibility noun [U]► »The first provision in the bill calls for immediate and full deductibility of health-insurance premiums for the self-employed.
Ⅱ.deductible UK US US (Australian also deductable) /dɪˈdʌktɪbl̩/ US /-ṱə-/ noun [C]► an amount of money that is taken away from the money paid to an employee before it is given to them: »The increase in the deductible could eat away a worker's entire pay increase for the year.
► (UK excess) INSURANCE a part of the cost of an accident, loss, injury, etc. that you agree to pay yourself when you buy insurance: »The company's insurance covers the cost of accidents, minus a $500 deductible, for members of all ages.
Financial and business terms. 2012.