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deducting

  • present participle
    of deduct.
    deduct
    verb (used with object)
    to take away, as from a sum or amount.

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It later bounced and now they are deducting that amount from her account.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026

On a good day, he takes home between 900 and 1,000 rupees, after deducting money spent on fuel and food.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

Other methods include deducting transportation fees, and excluding certain research and development costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

Treasuries now yield less than JGBs after deducting the cost of hedging exchange-rate fluctuations.

From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025

By ½ a year's interest on the Bond and annuities, deducting what received from the government, due at Lady Day 25,358 June 29.

From A Short View of the Laws Now Subsisting with Respect to the Powers of the East India Company To Borrow Money under their Seal, and to Incur Debts in the Course of their Trade, by the Purchase of Goods on Credit, and by Freighting Ships or other Mercantile Transactions by Anonymous