deduct
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Deduct style points from their score if you like.
From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2021
Deduct all this from a pay cheque and there may not be enough for groceries.
From Economist • Jan. 18, 2018
Deduct his train fare from Northumbria – strong chess players, either for economic or complex cognitive reasons, are notorious non-drivers – and his profit was minimal.
From The Guardian • Nov. 20, 2015
Deduct whatever he or she is paying out for operating costs—gas, insurance, vehicle maintenance, phone service, etc.—and net earnings fall even lower.
From Slate • Nov. 18, 2015
Deduct from that seventy-five centimes the price of the journey in that underground, the wear and tear of clothes, the time lost in going and coming, and then what do you think is left?
From Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux by Miall, Bernard
Vocabulary lists containing deduct
Lead the Way: Duc and Duct
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: duc, duct
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