descontar
transitive verb
1 (deducir) to deduct; take off
tienes que descontar diez euros del total you have to deduct ten euros from the total; you have to take ten euros off the total
me lo descuentan de mi nómina it gets deducted from o taken off my wages; it comes off my wages
2 (Com) (al pagar)
si pagas al contado te descuentan un 10% they give you 10% off if you pay (in) cash; there is a discount of 10% o a 10% discount for cash; me descontaron 100 libras del total de la factura they gave me £100 off the total bill; they gave me a discount of £100 on the total bill
3 (excluir) to exclude
descontando los gastos de alojamiento excluding o not including accommodation expenses; son diez días si descuentas los días festivos it's ten days excluding o not including public holidays; sin descontar la hora y media de viaje including o not excluding an hour and a half's travelling time; descontándome a mí, todos están casados apart from me, everyone is married