deduct
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It also lets people who give money to them deduct the donations from their taxes, an incentive that helps schools fundraise.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
Generally, a business with low startup costs can deduct $5,000 during the business’s first year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
That’s why past rulings said one plywood manufacturer couldn’t write off Super Bowl tickets but a struggling fashion designer could deduct the costs incurred with a local television appearance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Reports said the government would deduct a 12% royalty from the sale proceeds and the remaining money would be divided equally among the seven workers.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
He tells me what I can deduct on my income tax return.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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That’s after SpaceX deducts underwriting discounts, commissions and other expected payments.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
It calls it a capital investment, and deducts it from earnings little by little.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
The company says it doesn’t charge interest on the cash it extends to people between paychecks but deducts what it calls “voluntary tips” upon repayment, the records show.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2025
BetMGM said its so-called contribution from operations—a metric that deducts cost of revenue and marketing-acquisition spending from net revenue—is still expected to exceed $500 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
He deducts 30 per cent, for the infirm, etc.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones
The understanding is that whatever she gives him would be deducted from his share of her estate after she dies.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The class-action, led by four ex-warehouse workers, alleges that Amazon deducted their bank of unpaid time off or flagged them for “time off-task” for medically necessary breaks or absences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Their rates start at 260 percent annually, quadruple those of banks, with the payments deducted from the workers' earnings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Blades were deducted two points in the 2024-25 Championship season because of missed transfer payments under Prince Abdullah in the 2022-23 campaign.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“No. Let them. Give them two hours a day, deducted from their training time. A quarter-mile radius. With communication units and tracker anklets. What’s next?”
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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After deducting administrative fees, proceeds from the Disney plates would go toward services provided by hospitals and clinics that are not covered by insurance or a patient.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
It later bounced and now they are deducting that amount from her account.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
The research firm’s estimates account for revenue after deducting traffic and other content acquisition costs, such as the money Google shares with its creators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 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
Where minerals are wrongfully severed and carried away, the damage is assessed by calculating the value of the mineral as a chattel and deducting the reasonable expense of getting it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
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