deduct
verb (used with object)
to take away, as from a sum or amount.
had been deducting
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past perfect progressiveof deduct.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The couple had a 42-foot boat with a Northwest charter company for several years and had been deducting losses on boats since the early 1990s.
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