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
For example, under existing law, a team owner paying $1.6 billion for a franchise where $1.5 billion is intangible goodwill could deduct that $1.5 billion over 15 years.
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025
Before the rule, taxpayers could deduct all their state and local taxes from their federal taxes, which some policymakers have said mainly benefits wealthy homeowners in states with high taxes, such as New York and California.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Businesses allowed to deduct expenses at an accelerated pace.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 22 May 2025
The tax bill includes a provision that would loosen restrictions on how businesses deduct interest, making leveraged businesses more attractive to dealmakers.
—Ryan Barwick, Axios, 21 May 2025
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025
Before the rule, taxpayers could deduct all their state and local taxes from their federal taxes, which some policymakers have said mainly benefits wealthy homeowners in states with high taxes, such as New York and California.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Businesses allowed to deduct expenses at an accelerated pace.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 22 May 2025
The tax bill includes a provision that would loosen restrictions on how businesses deduct interest, making leveraged businesses more attractive to dealmakers.
—Ryan Barwick, Axios, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduct
subtract
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Now in theaters, Final Reckoning’s budget is $400 million after subtracting tens of millions of dollars in tax incentives and rebates from the various countries included on its globe-trotting shooting schedule.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
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The official breakdown data showed the biggest drags on activity came from public demand and net trade, each subtracting 0.1 percentage point from the quarterly GDP figure, while private demand boosted output by 0.3 percentage point.—
Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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