as in subtracting
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 deducting
Rather than deducting expenses, the 70% split remaining with the league would be used to cover costs.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
In addition, Dawson evaded paying state taxes and payroll taxes by failing to file the necessary tax returns, while deducting payroll taxes from the teachers’ paychecks and using those deductions for himself, the criminal complaint alleges.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Automatically deducting pay for lunch breaks that never occur constitutes wage theft.
—Christine Villabona-Kuntz, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
This would include improvements to training programmes, public information campaigns to raise awareness of reckless driving, and tougher enforcement, including deducting points for more driving offences.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
Their data for the average transaction prices — that's what a consumer pays after deducting all incentives and trade-in values — for new-vehicles show that those prices are not being driven down.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Miller said the legislation means that hemp businesses will also be subjected to 280E taxes, which prohibit marijuana companies from deducting business expenses.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
You are entitled to a refund of the security deposit or any balance left after deducting legitimate charges, according to Legal Aid of North Carolina.
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
The review added that the ongoing bit about the deducting from a charitable donation for longer speech set a negative tone.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
In addition, Dawson evaded paying state taxes and payroll taxes by failing to file the necessary tax returns, while deducting payroll taxes from the teachers’ paychecks and using those deductions for himself, the criminal complaint alleges.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Automatically deducting pay for lunch breaks that never occur constitutes wage theft.
—Christine Villabona-Kuntz, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
This would include improvements to training programmes, public information campaigns to raise awareness of reckless driving, and tougher enforcement, including deducting points for more driving offences.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
Their data for the average transaction prices — that's what a consumer pays after deducting all incentives and trade-in values — for new-vehicles show that those prices are not being driven down.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Miller said the legislation means that hemp businesses will also be subjected to 280E taxes, which prohibit marijuana companies from deducting business expenses.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
You are entitled to a refund of the security deposit or any balance left after deducting legitimate charges, according to Legal Aid of North Carolina.
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
The review added that the ongoing bit about the deducting from a charitable donation for longer speech set a negative tone.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deducting
subtracting
Verb
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But subtracting one or more of the pending UFAs, particularly on defense, could hamper the Sharks’ ability to make the playoffs for the first time since 2019.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Every correct prediction is awarded a different number of points, calculated by subtracting the age of the deceased from 105.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Deducting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deducting. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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