Definition of "deducting" [deducting]

• Present participle of deduct. (verb)

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• "£15. 19s — Then again deducting three pound ten, (I mean no more for what you recieved when here) I remain accountable for the Sum of £12. — 7s — which you will percieve is very nearly due to me from the outstanding account. —"
• "At present, our few residents are dispersed over both spots: deducting, that is to say, such of our number as are always going to, or coming from, or staying at, the"
• "Most of us pay taxes as freelancers, and have grown used to the idea of deducting everything we use to get our jobs done from our independent income."