deducts
Removes from total
Deducts is the third-person singular form of deduct, meaning to subtract or take away from a total.
An employer deducts taxes from wages before paying.
A business deducts expenses from revenue to calculate profit.
The IRS deducts penalties from your refund if you file late.
Subtraction symbol
- differenceWay things contrast
- takeawayCore message retained
- withdrawRemove or pull away
- removeTake something away
debit · dock · decrease · diminish · lessen · discount · detract · extract
Keeping from another
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- itemizeList by particulars
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- charitableGiving to those needing
contributions · dependents · filing · IRS · payroll · income · expenses · business
minus
Subtraction symbol
- differenceWay things contrast
- takeawayCore message retained
- withdrawRemove or pull away
remove · debit · dock · decrease · diminish · lessen · discount · detract · extract · offset
withholding
Keeping from another
charitable · contributions · dependents · filing · IRS · payroll · income · expenses · business · medical
infer
Derive by reasoning
logic · reasoning · derive · gather · surmise · extrapolate · figure · discern · ascertain · reckon
- punishespunishes, penalizes, disciplines, chastises, castigates
- tax deductionPermitted income reduction
- charitable deductionTax reduction for donations
- payroll deductionSum subtracted from wages
- logical deductionDeriving conclusions from premises
- deductive reasoningDeriving specifics from generalities
- home office deductionTax break for workspace
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