Deducting
[di'dʌktɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deduct
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Examples
- And from this sum, neglecting likewise the fraction, and deducting a ninth, or 4s. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- His reinforcements were about equal to ours during the campaign, deducting the discharged men and those sent back. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It is the work of Nature which remains, after deducting or compensating every thing which can be regarded as the work of man. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- From which sum, neglecting the fraction, and deducting a ninth, or 4s. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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