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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Starting in 2026, single filers can deduct up to $1,000 in charitable contributions.
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Jennifer Horton, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
For teams that sell their own merchandise, such as the Oilers, CNBC deducts the cost of goods sold from merchandise sales.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Many people have their Medicare Part B premium automatically deducted from the Social Security benefits each month, which means the bottom-line increase could be smaller than some would expect.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
Many people have their Medicare Part B premium automatically deducted from the Social Security benefits each month, which means the bottom line increase could be smaller than some would expect.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 Nov. 2025
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Jennifer Horton, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
For teams that sell their own merchandise, such as the Oilers, CNBC deducts the cost of goods sold from merchandise sales.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Many people have their Medicare Part B premium automatically deducted from the Social Security benefits each month, which means the bottom-line increase could be smaller than some would expect.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
Many people have their Medicare Part B premium automatically deducted from the Social Security benefits each month, which means the bottom line increase could be smaller than some would expect.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Deduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deduct. Accessed 29 Nov. 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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