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
They’ve been deducted six points for a breach of Profit and Sustainability rules (PSR), leaving them above the Championship’s relegation zone on goal difference alone.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Loan payments are typically automatically deducted from your paycheck, which will mean less money to put toward other expenses, including payments on your new mortgage.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 4 Feb. 2026
The Eaton Fire Survivors Network is urging Southern California Edison to provide up to $200,000 per household in temporary housing advances, to be deducted from final settlements.
—James Ward, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said Dawson deducted money for the victims’ retirement savings from their paychecks and used those deductions for his own benefit.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Even hobby ranches can qualify for property tax breaks in many areas; ranching business expenses can be deducted from federal taxes; and private property associated with grazing permits is a stable long-term investment.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 12 Jan. 2026
Money will be deducted from state comptroller funds and money appropriated by the Indiana General Assembly, and funds will be withheld for 10 years.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Monthly premiums for Medicare Part B are often deducted directly from monthly checks.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
An Associated Press investigation in 2010 found that some students were being forced to dance at strip clubs, while others were being paid less than $1 an hour after labor brokers deducted fees.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Phil Hay, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Loan payments are typically automatically deducted from your paycheck, which will mean less money to put toward other expenses, including payments on your new mortgage.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 4 Feb. 2026
The Eaton Fire Survivors Network is urging Southern California Edison to provide up to $200,000 per household in temporary housing advances, to be deducted from final settlements.
—James Ward, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said Dawson deducted money for the victims’ retirement savings from their paychecks and used those deductions for his own benefit.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Even hobby ranches can qualify for property tax breaks in many areas; ranching business expenses can be deducted from federal taxes; and private property associated with grazing permits is a stable long-term investment.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 12 Jan. 2026
Money will be deducted from state comptroller funds and money appropriated by the Indiana General Assembly, and funds will be withheld for 10 years.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Monthly premiums for Medicare Part B are often deducted directly from monthly checks.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
An Associated Press investigation in 2010 found that some students were being forced to dance at strip clubs, while others were being paid less than $1 an hour after labor brokers deducted fees.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deducted
subtracted
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The second point is when the planet is hidden behind the star, so the light of just the star can be subtracted from the light of the star and planet together, leaving just the light from the planet.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Once the assessed value is established, any qualifying exemptions get subtracted.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Deducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deducted. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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