(nonstandard, long obsolete outside eye-dialect, now colloquial, especially humorous) Alternative form of dead.

A fictional man in Slavic culture who delivers presents to children on New Year's Eve.

Alternative form of dead reckoning

plural of ded reckoning

(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.

To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.

(uncountable) The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated. / (countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.

(transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate. / (transitive) To set apart for a special use / (transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action

(obsolete) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed / A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off