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
About 20% of royalties are deducted, on average, according to two estimates as well as interviews with royalty owners.
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Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
The tax break allows qualified taxpayers to deduct up to $25,000 in tips a year from their tax bills.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed July 4, 2025, allows workers to deduct up to $25,000 in tip income.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Mortgage liabilities were not deducted from these values.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
The tax break allows qualified taxpayers to deduct up to $25,000 in tips a year from their tax bills.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed July 4, 2025, allows workers to deduct up to $25,000 in tip income.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Mortgage liabilities were not deducted from these values.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deduct
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduct
subtract
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Reflect on each category, then add or subtract a dollar figure based on the level of impact your job has on that category—positive or negative.—
Renessa Boley Layne,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Boys & Girls Club donation counter Bargatze spoke ahead of the show about his effort to keep speeches on time by subtracting from a $100,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Club every time someone went over.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Deduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduct. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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