Definition of Deduction

Noun: deduction  di'dúk-shun

  1. A reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
    - tax write-off, tax deduction
     
  2. An amount or percentage deducted
    - discount
     
  3. Something that is inferred (deduced, entailed or implied)
    "his resignation had political deductions";
    - entailment, implication
     
  4. Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
    - deductive reasoning, synthesis
     
  5. The act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
    "he complained about the deduction of money from their paychecks";
    - subtraction
     
  6. A reduction in the selling price of something
    - discount, price reduction

See also:
deducting
deductions

Anagrams containing the word deduction

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