How to Use deduct in a Sentence

deduct

verb

• You can deduct up to $500 for money given to charity.
• Anyone that breaks the rules causes a cash sum to be deducted from the prize fund.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 May 2023
• Those 65 and older and the blind can deduct additional amounts.
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
• Parties need to be creative in looking for ways to deduct their legal fees.
  — Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
• By year’s end, Lynn hopes to find a way for potential donors to be able to deduct contributions.
  — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2022
• Moritz had hired a nurse to help care for his ailing mother and sought to deduct a portion of the expenses from his taxes.
  — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
• In valuing the debtor’s interest, do not deduct the value of secured claims.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 July 2023
• And if Jill placed her land in a partnership, then the partnership (and its partners) will deduct the value of the easement.
  — Guinevere Moore, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
• The deal represents a big savings since the value of the free day can be deducted from the cost of any five day reservation.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2023
• And will my benefit go up to give me credit for the spousal share that was being deducted from my checks?
  — Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 25 June 2023
• If a player wants dinner, the Cardinals will box it up and deduct the cost from the player’s paycheck, the only team that does this.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
• Here’s how those taxes work — and why what’s deducted may make buying a ticket a bad bet.
  — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
• If the bricks aren't level, or the mortar thickness isn't exactly right, judges can deduct from the overall total.
  — Conor Knighton, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2024
• The fee is classified as a business expense, and physicians may deduct it from their taxes.
  — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
• No limit exists for the amount of the public pension that can be deducted on the state level for these retirees.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
• Every dollar in fees is deducted from the pool of funds that will be returned to creditors at the end of the bankruptcies.
  — Yiwen Lu, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
• Many dealerships are willing to deduct the offer amount of your trade-in from the purchase price of your new vehicle.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 14 July 2023
• Before the Trump-era 2017 tax law, the company generally had to deduct the cost of that asset from its taxes over the course of many years.
  — Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2022
• The tax law still allows businesses and those seeking profit to deduct theft losses.
  — Michael Laris, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
• Butts asked Daniels to pay for the $1,300 veterinarian bill or deduct it from her rent, Daniels testified.
  — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
• The trade-in price is deducted from the cost of your new car, and anything left over on the existing loan is then rolled into your new monthly payment.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 14 July 2023
• Under new rules, households that send power back to the grid would be able to deduct a declining amount from their annual bill.
  — William Mathis, Fortune, 3 June 2023
• All capital investment could be deducted in the year it is made.
  — Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• In the first step, the company pays for repairs based on the ACV method, deducting for depreciation.
  — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2023
• Once time has passed and the landlord has not yet made the repair, the tenant can make the repair and deduct the cost from their rent, according to California Civil Code 1942.
  — Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2024
• Keep in Mind: Return shipping costs are deducted from your refund amount.
  — Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2023
• After fees and taxes are deducted, the workers’ net wages can be as low as $2 per hour, according to plaintiffs.
  — Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
• The bill would help more low-income families claim more money and let businesses deduct more of their expenses.
  — Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
• Another four points was deducted because the hand sinks were used for a purpose other than hand washing.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 5 Apr. 2023
• But residents of high-tax states who used to be able to deduct their entire state and local tax bills — property and income taxes alike — have been pushing to change the SALT cap since the 2017 tax bill.
  — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024