deducted; deducting; deducts
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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Allow car loan interest to be deducted The House bill would also eliminate taxes on car loan interest by allowing consumers to deduct up to $10,000 for interest paid on vehicle loans.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 May 2025
Under a bill introduced by Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) on May 6, the Overtime Wages Tax Relief Act, individual workers would be able to deduct up to $10,000 in overtime pay, while married couples would be able to deduct up to $20,000.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
New York Republicans were split Friday over their demand for a much higher cap on deducting state and local taxes, or SALT, amid a feud with GOP congressional leaders that threatens to derail President Trump’s sprawling budget bill.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
Social Security often automatically deducts premiums, or otherwise administers payments, for the health program.
—Darius Tahir, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 May 2025
Under a bill introduced by Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) on May 6, the Overtime Wages Tax Relief Act, individual workers would be able to deduct up to $10,000 in overtime pay, while married couples would be able to deduct up to $20,000.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
New York Republicans were split Friday over their demand for a much higher cap on deducting state and local taxes, or SALT, amid a feud with GOP congressional leaders that threatens to derail President Trump’s sprawling budget bill.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
Social Security often automatically deducts premiums, or otherwise administers payments, for the health program.
—Darius Tahir, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
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deduct
transitive verb
de·duct
: 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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