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
One looked at how healthy a child’s diet was, giving more points for healthier foods, such as legumes, whole grains and vegetables, and deducting points for less healthy foods, including red meat and products high in salt and trans fats.
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Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Best may continue receiving health insurance for the next six months, although those benefits can be deducted from her severance.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2025
With this, both teams have been fined $25,000 and deducted 20 driver and owner points, as well as 5 playoff points.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
One of my clients, a consultant working from home, had never deducted home office expenses.
—Gary Galstyan, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Best may continue receiving health insurance for the next six months, although those benefits can be deducted from her severance.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2025
With this, both teams have been fined $25,000 and deducted 20 driver and owner points, as well as 5 playoff points.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
One of my clients, a consultant working from home, had never deducted home office expenses.
—Gary Galstyan, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduct
subtract
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The deduction allows small businesses, including partnerships, sole proprietorships (who are often gig workers) and S corporations, to subtract 20% of their qualified business income from their taxes, lowering their tax liability.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
14 May 2025
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Their seven-year streak of making it as least as far as the ALCS was snapped last offseason, and since then, mainstays Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker have been subtracted from the roster.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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“Deduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduct. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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