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hold on vs deduct

deduct vs hold on

hold on and deduct both are verbs.

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

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