cut/reduce/deduct my allowance

[angliholic]

If I don't keep my room clean, my parents will cut/reduce/deduct my allowance.




Do all of the word do the trick in the above sample? If not, what are the alternatives? Thanks.

[Horsa]

Deduct doesn't work here. To use deduct you would have to say something like:

If I don't keep my room clean, my parents will deduct $5 from my allowance.

This could mean on just one occasion. The others (in British English at least) seem to suggest that your allowance would be cut/reduced on a permanent basis.

[angliholic]

Deduct doesn't work here. To use deduct you would have to say something like:

If I don't keep my room clean, my parents will deduct $5 from my allowance.

This could mean on just one occasion. The others (in British English at least) seem to suggest that your allowance would be cut/reduced on a permanent basis.

Thanks, Horsa, for the clear reply.
By the way, I'm very curious about the way you use "on just one occasion." Could I say "in just one situation; under just one condition" instead?

[Horsa]

No, neither would work in the context of my sentence.