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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Individual taxpayers can deduct the dollars or value of property donated to or for the use of a qualified US charity under Code Section 170(a).
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Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The first couple of fights had controversial scorecards – the first was a split decision for Taylor, and the second, despite Taylor being deducted a point and landing 107 fewer punches, resulted in a unanimous victory for Taylor.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Workers can deduct up to $12,500 in overtime (or up to $25,000 in a joint return).
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Gamblers currently deduct 100% of their losses from their winnings off their income taxes.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The first couple of fights had controversial scorecards – the first was a split decision for Taylor, and the second, despite Taylor being deducted a point and landing 107 fewer punches, resulted in a unanimous victory for Taylor.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Workers can deduct up to $12,500 in overtime (or up to $25,000 in a joint return).
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Gamblers currently deduct 100% of their losses from their winnings off their income taxes.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 July 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 21 Jul. 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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