deduct

verb

de·duct di-ˈdəkt

dē-

deducted; deducting; deducts

Synonyms of deduct next

transitive verb

: to take away (an amount) from a total : subtract

: deduce, infer

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

Recent Examples on the Web How to Calculate Shareholder Yield To calculate shareholder yield, take the amount a company spent on share repurchases in the preceding 12 months, deduct any cash brought in through share issuances, then add in the total spent on dividends. —

Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 Under federal law, if a state does not send its electoral votes to Congress on time, those electoral votes will be deducted from the total number of electoral votes needed to win. —

Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024 After deducting for fees, taxes and contingencies, eligible claimants were entitled to a total of approximately $202,000,000. —

Rob Wile, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024 Additionally, employers may deduct the time lost from pay, but they are not allowed to discipline or penalize employees for the absence. —

Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deduct

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