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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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
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 4 Jun. 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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