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deduction

[dih-duhk-shuhn] / dɪˈdʌk ʃən /




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Sanctions on the club are yet to be announced, but repercussions could include a points deduction, expulsion from the Premier League or a huge fine.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

For context, the Premier League wanted Everton to pay the full £4.9m legal costs of their first PSR six-point deduction case.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The new deduction would permanently provide expensing to a much wider range of assets and expenses, with about two-thirds of investment in capital assets eligible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Dubbed the productivity mega deduction, the government said it will allow for immediate expensing for a broad-based range of depreciable property on a permanent basis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

I see now that I was being “optoomuchstic” in thinking I could squelch your natural curiosity and powers of deduction.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

It could also be that the punishment is a huge fine, although that would seem unlikely given points deductions to other clubs.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

That theoretically could include retrospectively-applied points deductions, or the stripping of titles.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Given the high cost of such care, these deductions can provide substantial tax breaks to those with taxable income.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The first year a business is operational and active is the first year the taxpayer can take the deductions, Moll said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

There was a horrid ache in his chest from TimeStar’s sharp confession and his own keen deductions.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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