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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Borrowers are charged an origination fee of 0.99% to 8.99% which is deducted from the loan proceeds.
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Ryley Amond, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
As part of the settlement, any aid residents received from the railroad will be deducted from their final payments.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
Factors like total taxes owed, eligibility to deduct medical expenses, take itemized deductions, and inflated Medicare premiums should also be considered.
—Patti Brennan, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Before Trump and Republicans created the $10,000 cap, individuals were able to deduct an unlimited amount of state income taxes and local property taxes from their federal returns.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Sep. 2024
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Ryley Amond, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
As part of the settlement, any aid residents received from the railroad will be deducted from their final payments.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
Factors like total taxes owed, eligibility to deduct medical expenses, take itemized deductions, and inflated Medicare premiums should also be considered.
—Patti Brennan, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Before Trump and Republicans created the $10,000 cap, individuals were able to deduct an unlimited amount of state income taxes and local property taxes from their federal returns.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for deduct
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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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