Definition of "deducted" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of deduct. (verb)

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• "And the whole amount of the sums so to be assessed upon dwelling houses and slaves within each state respectively, shall be deducted from the sum hereby apportioned each state, and the remainder of the sum shall be assessed upon the lands within such state according to the valuations to be made pursuant to the act aforesaid, and at such per centum as will be sufficient to produce the said remainder ..."
• "This was a fine adjustment, for by working hammer-and - tongs through a twelve-hour day, after freight had been deducted from the selling price of the wood in Los Angeles, the wood-chopper received one dollar and sixty cents."
• "Interestingly, the feds remain silent thus far on the question of whether or not costs incurred in the course of running a blog can be deducted from the proceeds derived from any ad revenue."