Definition of deduct
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Examples of deduct in a Sentence
You can deduct up to $500 for money given to charity.
after deducting taxes, what's left is your net pay for the week
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His earnings totaled $101,444, but a $10,000 buy-in fee will be deducted from those winnings, tournament officials said.
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Comparing these is rather like deducting the cash in your bank account from your debts and comparing the net amount to your salary.
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RBS had already put $8.3 billion to cover U.S. mis-selling claims, from which the Wednesday settlement will be deducted.
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Credit cards have better fraud protection, and the money is not deducted immediately from an account.
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Passengers must tap on and off when entering and exiting the COASTER so the system can deduct the accurate fare based on the number of zones traveled.
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With a $25-million compulsory payment defined by the state, $16.2 million in normal annual costs and the $9.1-million boost, the city’s net pension cost in 2017-18 will be $40.3 million after deducting $10 million contributed by employees.
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As is customary, that buyout includes mitigation language such that, should Allen take another job in football following his termination, his salary from that job would be deducted from what Indiana owed him annually.
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Points deducted for the fact that, like Marshmallow Crispy, these Oreos feel like someone got sand in your frosting.
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Origin and Etymology of deduct
Latin deductus, past participle of deducere
DEDUCT Defined for English Language Learners
deduct
playDefinition of deduct for English Language Learners
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: to take away (something, especially an amount of money) from a total
DEDUCT Defined for Kids
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deduct
Legal Definition of deduct
: to take away (an amount) from a total; specifically : to take as a deduction must be capitalized…rather than immediately deducted — D. Q. Posin — compare amortize
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