as in to subtract
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
after deducting taxes, what's left is your net pay for the week
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Recent Examples of deduct
The report calculates the annual cost of living in each state, after deducting Social Security income, to determine how long $1.5 million in savings would last in retirement.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Among the plans being considered are lifting the limit on how much people can deduct from federal income tax for state and local taxes, which would be a huge break for California’s middle- and upper-class taxpayers.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
In that instance, the amount of the loss that can be deducted is limited to the taxpayer's basis in the property.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Agents were to deduct a 10% commission before disbursement.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Among the plans being considered are lifting the limit on how much people can deduct from federal income tax for state and local taxes, which would be a huge break for California’s middle- and upper-class taxpayers.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
In that instance, the amount of the loss that can be deducted is limited to the taxpayer's basis in the property.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Agents were to deduct a 10% commission before disbursement.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduct
subtract
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Imports surged by 41% in the last quarter, subtracting from GDP, as companies sought to get ahead of Trump’s global trade fight.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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Arm ailments to Ranger Suarez and Cristopher Sanchez have subtracted two good starters from the Phillies.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Deduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduct. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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