deduct vs dock

deduct is not a noun while dock is a noun.

deduct and dock both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deduct	No	No	Yes	No
dock	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dock is a hyponym of deduct; that is, dock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deduct:

deduct: retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
dock: deduct from someone's wages

deduct (noun)	dock (noun)
	the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
	a short or shortened tail of certain animals
	landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
	a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
	an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
	a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
	any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

deduct (verb)	dock (verb)
reason by deduction; establish by deduction	maneuver into a dock
make a subtraction	remove or shorten the tail of an animal
retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments	come into dock
	deduct from someone's wages
	deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

Difference between deduct and dock

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