as in subtracted
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 deducted
If a customer has no option to disregard or modify the charge, it cannot be deducted from the employee’s income.
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Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
For its entry-level healthcare package, Amazon employees will see $5 per week deducted from their pay; the company also said that, for standard visits, employees will pay a $5 copay.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Bargatze said acceptance speeches were limited to just 45 seconds, and that $1,000 would be deducted for every second that winners went over.
—Carmine Gallo, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
There was a real-time counter onscreen illustrating how much money was being deducted from the total donation during speeches, which led to fewer memorable speeches overall and seemed especially insensitive during moments of emotional or political sincerity.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
About 20% of royalties are deducted, on average, according to two estimates as well as interviews with royalty owners.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
Mortgage liabilities were not deducted from those valuations.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
She was ordered to pay Abasolo $500,000 as an equalization payment, though her previous spousal support payments were deducted from that total, bringing it to $460,229.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
While contributions cannot be deducted from federal income taxes, most states allow residents to deduct contributions to these plans from their state income taxes.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
For its entry-level healthcare package, Amazon employees will see $5 per week deducted from their pay; the company also said that, for standard visits, employees will pay a $5 copay.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Bargatze said acceptance speeches were limited to just 45 seconds, and that $1,000 would be deducted for every second that winners went over.
—Carmine Gallo, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
There was a real-time counter onscreen illustrating how much money was being deducted from the total donation during speeches, which led to fewer memorable speeches overall and seemed especially insensitive during moments of emotional or political sincerity.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
About 20% of royalties are deducted, on average, according to two estimates as well as interviews with royalty owners.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
Mortgage liabilities were not deducted from those valuations.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
She was ordered to pay Abasolo $500,000 as an equalization payment, though her previous spousal support payments were deducted from that total, bringing it to $460,229.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
While contributions cannot be deducted from federal income taxes, most states allow residents to deduct contributions to these plans from their state income taxes.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deducted
subtracted
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Politics, however, can’t be subtracted from this equation.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
20 Sep. 2025
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For every second over 45 seconds, a thousand dollars would be subtracted.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Deducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deducted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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