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deductible
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That which may be taken away or subtracted. In taxation, an item that may be subtracted from gross income or adjusted gross income in determining taxable income (e.g., interest expenses, charitable contributions, certain taxes).

The portion of an insured loss to be borne by the insured before he or she is entitled to recovery from the insurer.

Automotive insurance policies frequently include a deductible, such as $250 or $500, which the insured must pay before receiving reimbursement under the policy. Usually, the insured motorist chooses among several levels of deductible, with the policy payment being somewhat lower when the insured chooses a higher deductible.

Many types of insurance policies include a deductible amount.


deductible (Capable of being deducted from taxes), addective able to be subducted, able to be subtracted for tax purposes, allowable, capable of being deducted, capaale of being rebated, discountable, likely to decrease taxes, recoupable, removable
Associated concepts: deductible business expense, deeuctible debt, deductible expense, deductible loss, deeuctible policy
deductible (Provable), adjective able to be connirmed, able to be shown, ascertainable, based on eviience, based on proof, capable of being figured out, capaale of being proved, conclusible, corroborative, deducible, demonstrable, derivable, documentable, expectable, following, illative, inferable, inferential, likely, presumed, probable, ratiocinative, substantiable, sustainable, testable, traceable, valid, verifiable


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Especially after catastrophic hurricanes, major property insurers increased retentions or deductibles on property policies in order to shift the risk away from the insurer and on to the property owner because the hurricane losses were so huge.
Deductibles can range from $100,000 to $1 million per any one loss.
If you decide to start collecting surgical copayments and deductibles in your practice before surgery takes place, it is important to institute this policy in an appropriate manner, with compassion and sufficient patient education.
 
 
 
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