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
The review added that the ongoing bit about the deducting from a charitable donation for longer speech set a negative tone.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Using debt wisely can also offer tax advantages, such as deducting mortgage interest from taxable income.
—Gabriel Shahin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The order not only stripped workers of union protections but also stopped them from automatically deducting union dues from their paychecks.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
In North Dakota, estimates show that in recent years companies have been deducting hundreds of millions of dollars annually to help cover the costs incurred once oil and gas leave the ground on their way to being sold.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Aug. 2025
Its gross margin — the percentage of sales remaining after deducting the cost of production — was north of 60%.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Crown wasn't deducting these items.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 4 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
China, the world's biggest crude importer, doesn't disclose the volumes of oil flowing into or out of strategic and commercial stockpiles, but an estimate can be made by deducting the amount of crude processed from the total of crude available from imports and domestic output.
—Clyde Russell, Reuters, 21 Oct. 2024
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Using debt wisely can also offer tax advantages, such as deducting mortgage interest from taxable income.
—Gabriel Shahin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The order not only stripped workers of union protections but also stopped them from automatically deducting union dues from their paychecks.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
In North Dakota, estimates show that in recent years companies have been deducting hundreds of millions of dollars annually to help cover the costs incurred once oil and gas leave the ground on their way to being sold.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Aug. 2025
Its gross margin — the percentage of sales remaining after deducting the cost of production — was north of 60%.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Crown wasn't deducting these items.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 4 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
China, the world's biggest crude importer, doesn't disclose the volumes of oil flowing into or out of strategic and commercial stockpiles, but an estimate can be made by deducting the amount of crude processed from the total of crude available from imports and domestic output.
—Clyde Russell, Reuters, 21 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deducting
subtracting
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The Boys & Girls Club donation counter Bargatze spoke ahead of the show about his effort to keep speeches on time by subtracting from a $100,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Club every time someone went over.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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If the owner never comes forward, companies are required to turn over the proceeds to the state after subtracting their fees.—
Dave Altimari,
ProPublica,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Deducting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deducting. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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