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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If a customer has no option to disregard or modify the charge, it cannot be deducted from the employee’s income.
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Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Horse breeders and owners can also deduct their losses against any type of income, including capital gains and salary, according to Green.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Once federal student aid is approved, the Department of Education disburses the money to the school, which deducts the tuition costs and forwards the remaining balance to the student to cover living expenses.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Beginning with 2025 tax filings, eligible workers will be able to deduct up to $25,000 in tips from their taxable income under the No Tax on Tips provision of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Horse breeders and owners can also deduct their losses against any type of income, including capital gains and salary, according to Green.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Once federal student aid is approved, the Department of Education disburses the money to the school, which deducts the tuition costs and forwards the remaining balance to the student to cover living expenses.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Beginning with 2025 tax filings, eligible workers will be able to deduct up to $25,000 in tips from their taxable income under the No Tax on Tips provision of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Deduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deduct. Accessed 6 Oct. 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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