as in subtracting
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 deducting
That’s because the federal tax code, in section 280E, dictates that companies working with Schedule I or Schedule II substances are prohibited from deducting many standard business expenses.
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Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Gross margin, the percentage of revenue remaining after deducting the cost of production, was 41% in the quarter on an adjusted basis.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
The remaining settlement fund after deducting those costs and expenses will then be split among recipients based on their individual amounts, according to the settlement website.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Steube, whose southwest Florida constituents could benefit from the provision deducting personal casualty losses, has vowed to push the law forward.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
The union has proposed sharing the revenue without deducting expenses to secure a larger share of gross revenue for the players.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Rather than deducting expenses, the 70% split remaining with the league would be used to cover costs.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Automatically deducting pay for lunch breaks that never occur constitutes wage theft.
—Christine Villabona-Kuntz, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
This would include improvements to training programmes, public information campaigns to raise awareness of reckless driving, and tougher enforcement, including deducting points for more driving offences.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Gross margin, the percentage of revenue remaining after deducting the cost of production, was 41% in the quarter on an adjusted basis.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
The remaining settlement fund after deducting those costs and expenses will then be split among recipients based on their individual amounts, according to the settlement website.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Steube, whose southwest Florida constituents could benefit from the provision deducting personal casualty losses, has vowed to push the law forward.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
The union has proposed sharing the revenue without deducting expenses to secure a larger share of gross revenue for the players.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Rather than deducting expenses, the 70% split remaining with the league would be used to cover costs.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Automatically deducting pay for lunch breaks that never occur constitutes wage theft.
—Christine Villabona-Kuntz, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
This would include improvements to training programmes, public information campaigns to raise awareness of reckless driving, and tougher enforcement, including deducting points for more driving offences.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deducting
subtracting
Verb
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Briere said the Flyers' rebuild was entering its next phase, shifting from subtracting players to adding them.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised data, adding an additional 34,000 jobs to January, showing a growth of 160,000, but subtracting 41,000 from February, showing a loss of 133,000.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Deducting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deducting. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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