dock (something) from (something)

dock (something) from (something)

To take money one has earned from one's pay. If you come in late again, I'll have to dock the time from your paycheck. When you're here, I expect you all to be filling orders. If I catch you goofing off, I'll dock the time from your pay. They didn't dock $100 from your pay as a punishment—it's for your health insurance.

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dock something from something

to withhold money from an amount due to someone. I will have to dock this from your paycheck. The boss docked ten dollars from my monthly pay.

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