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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But towing companies can get around that rule by selling cars for small amounts so there aren’t any profits left once towing and storage fees are deducted.
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Dave Altimari, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2025
And business expenses can be deducted on a tax return but not personal ones.
—Kaitlin Newkirk, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Nvidia also issued strong guidance based on expectations AI spending will stay high, but its gross margin forecast, or the percent of revenue remaining after deducting the cost of production, disappointed.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Instead, according to its governance and operating principles, it is required to deduct expenses and then distribute remaining dollars as royalties to its members.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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Dave Altimari, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2025
And business expenses can be deducted on a tax return but not personal ones.
—Kaitlin Newkirk, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Nvidia also issued strong guidance based on expectations AI spending will stay high, but its gross margin forecast, or the percent of revenue remaining after deducting the cost of production, disappointed.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Instead, according to its governance and operating principles, it is required to deduct expenses and then distribute remaining dollars as royalties to its members.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 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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