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deduction

[dih-duhk-shuhn] / dɪˈdʌk ʃən /




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Inflows amounted to 89 billion kroner after deduction of expenses, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

If you can make use of the $6,000 extra senior deduction for both you and your spouse, all the better.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Alongside last season's punishment, Southampton will start the new Championship campaign with a four-point deduction.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The standard deduction for 2026 for a married couple filing jointly is somewhere between $32,200 and $35,500, depending on age and income.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

A fall would have been a much bigger deduction than touching the beam, so I was determined to stay on.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

It’s not just work, though, where these deductions are made.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Remarkably, four of the judges still gave the final round to Ankush which meant the point deductions did not even matter.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Ideally, the U.S. would have “universal access” to retirement savings accounts, giving all workers the option of contributing automatically to a savings plan via payroll deductions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

Standard deductions and age-related deductions further help manage your overall tax burden.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

Between the day’s observations, deductions, and next steps, this maneuver was the most complicated yet.

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




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