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deduct vs hold on

hold on vs deduct

deduct and hold on both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deduct No No Yes No
hold on No No Yes No
As verbs, hold on is a hypernym of deduct; that is, hold on is a word with a broader meaning than deduct:
  • deduct: retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
  • hold on: retain possession of
Other hypernyms of deduct include keep.
deduct (verb) hold on (verb)
reason by deduction; establish by deduction be persistent, refuse to stop
make a subtraction stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments hold the phone line open
hold firmly
retain possession of
Difference between deduct and hold on

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