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差し引き

さしひき

deduction, subtraction, the balance (after deductions)

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Examples

  1. 税金の差し引き後の金額はいくらですか。

    ぜいきんのさしひきごのきんがくはいくらですか。

    How much is the amount after tax is deducted?

  2. 差し引き五千円の損になった。

    さしひきごせんえんのそんになった。

    On balance, we came out five thousand yen down.

  3. 交通費を差し引きすると、今月の手取りはかなり少なくなる。

    こうつうひをさしひきすると、こんげつのてどりはかなりすくなくなる。

    Once travel expenses are deducted, this month's take-home pay is quite small.

Common patterns

差し引き計算
calculation of the balance
差し引きゼロ
net zero, it evens out
税金を差し引く
deduct tax

Memory tip

The noun of 差し引く "subtract". Used adverbially at the head of a clause, 差し引き means "on balance, all things considered" — the gains and losses netted off against each other.

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