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deducted

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪˈdəktɪd// UK //dɪdˈʌktɪd// de·duct·ed

v. to take away an amount or a part from a total. You often see this when money is taken from a paycheck for taxes.

v. to subtract an amount or quantity from a total sum. Often used in financial or mathematical contexts to describe the removal of specific costs or taxes.


SIMPLE

The company deducted the cost of the uniform from my first paycheck.

CONTEXTUAL

After the manager deducted the processing fees, the final amount paid to the artist was lower than expected.

COMPLEX

The accountant explained that while certain business expenses can be deducted from your taxable income, personal travel costs generally do not qualify for such treatment.

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The verb is transitive and typically takes a direct object representing the amount being removed.

Pitfall

The tax was deducted to my salaryThe tax was deducted from my salaryDeduct is used with the preposition 'from' to indicate the source of the subtraction.

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