deducted; deducting; deducts
Examples of deduct in a Sentence
You can deduct up to $500 for money given to charity.
after deducting taxes, what's left is your net pay for the week
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Beginning with 2025 tax filings, eligible workers will be able to deduct up to $25,000 in tips from their taxable income under the No Tax on Tips provision of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The county already deducts 2% from eligible contracts to fund its procurement operations.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 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
Eligible workers would be able deduct up to $25,000 in tips per return, according to tax experts.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The county already deducts 2% from eligible contracts to fund its procurement operations.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 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
Eligible workers would be able deduct up to $25,000 in tips per return, according to tax experts.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deduct
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“Deduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deduct. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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deduct
transitive verb
de·duct
: to take away (an amount) from a total
specifically
: to take as a deduction
must be capitalized…rather than immediately deducted —D. Q. Posin
compare amortize
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