deduct

verb

di-ˈdəkt How to pronounce deduct (audio)
Definition of deductnext
as in to subtract
to take away (an amount or number) from a total after deducting taxes, what's left is your net pay for the week

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Recent Examples of deduct The rebates are given at dealerships and deducted from the car’s purchase price on the day of sale. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 Many capital expenditures can be immediately deducted from taxable income under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026 Instead of the toll simply being deducted from my account, I was assessed a fee nearly a year later. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Prosecutors say Goldstein diverted money from his law firm to pay gambling debts and falsely deducting gambling debts as business expenses. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for deduct
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subtract
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  • Net income is what’s leftover after all of that is subtracted out.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Gross margin is the percentage of revenue left after a company subtracts its direct costs, so the higher the margin the better for the company.
    — John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
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