DEDUCT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

deduct

verb

di-ˈdəkt

Definition of deduct

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 For example, the government deducts Medicare Part B premiums directly from many retirees’ Social Security checks. — Pankaj Agrrawal, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 Window fees are deducted first, so members often make more from their window than from their stake. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 The payouts combine unpaid overtime, reimbursement for housing illegally deducted from their pay and hefty damages personally sought by investigating Prosecutor Paolo Storari, Brigatti said. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026 The payouts combine unpaid overtime, reimbursement for housing illegally deducted from their pay and hefty damages personally sought by investigating prosecutor Paolo Storari, Brigatti said. — Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deduct

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The change in relative Democratic turnout is calculated by subtracting the 2022 level of relative turnout from the 2026 level.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Origination fees An origination fee is a one-time upfront charge that lenders usually subtract from the loan total to pay for administration and processing costs.

— Dan Avery,Megan DeMatteo, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

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