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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Sampdoria had finished 18th in Serie B, the league’s final relegation place, but were offered a lifeline at the end of May after Brescia were deducted four points following an investigation into financial irregularities at the club.
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Ali Rampling, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Before that, it was uncapped, meaning individuals could deduct all their state and local taxes on their federal tax returns.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Outlasting the opponent earns one point, but touching the other opponent or missing the stadium during a launch can deduct one point.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
Lawsuit funding also has no monthly repayments, as the loan amount is deducted from the final settlement.
—Mark Berookim, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Ali Rampling, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Before that, it was uncapped, meaning individuals could deduct all their state and local taxes on their federal tax returns.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Outlasting the opponent earns one point, but touching the other opponent or missing the stadium during a launch can deduct one point.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
Lawsuit funding also has no monthly repayments, as the loan amount is deducted from the final settlement.
—Mark Berookim, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduct
subtract
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Under both the House and Senate versions, taxpayers in the top bracket will have to subtract 2/37th from the value of each dollar deducted over the threshold.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
3 July 2025
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Where surpluses on other players arrive only once their existing book value has been subtracted, for those who have been at a club from a young age there is little or nothing to subtract.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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“Deduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduct. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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