deducted; deducting; deducts
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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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Beginning in 2026, the rules surrounding deducting losses become even more penalizing.
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Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
The Canadian women’s team — the reigning Olympic champions from the Tokyo Games — was deducted six points from its group standings in France.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Workers no longer have their room and board deducted.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2026
Prosecutors allege Caddell illegally deducted room and board from wages and forced them to work 10-hour days, six days a week.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
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Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
The Canadian women’s team — the reigning Olympic champions from the Tokyo Games — was deducted six points from its group standings in France.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Workers no longer have their room and board deducted.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2026
Prosecutors allege Caddell illegally deducted room and board from wages and forced them to work 10-hour days, six days a week.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
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“Deduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deduct. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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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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