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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The results include deducted one-off expenses for employee bonus provisions.
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Jenny Lee,
CNBC,
7 July 2026
The site does the advertising, booking and payment collection in exchange for a 30% fee that’s deducted from the teacher’s earnings.
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Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2026
Then, for the next three months, give them a recoverable draw that will be deducted from their future commissions.
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Kate Morgan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Neighboring states, like Maine, are more generous with providing tax protections to its residents, with single filers allowed to deduct up to the equivalent of $20,150.
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Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2026
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Jenny Lee,
CNBC,
7 July 2026
The site does the advertising, booking and payment collection in exchange for a 30% fee that’s deducted from the teacher’s earnings.
—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2026
Then, for the next three months, give them a recoverable draw that will be deducted from their future commissions.
—
Kate Morgan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Neighboring states, like Maine, are more generous with providing tax protections to its residents, with single filers allowed to deduct up to the equivalent of $20,150.
—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2026
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 7 Jul. 2026.
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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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