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Deduction

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

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Senses

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the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

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the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

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something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

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an amount or percentage deducted

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a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated

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Variants

synonym
deductive reasoningdiscountentailmentimplicationsubtractionsynthesistax deductiontax write-off
plural
Deductions
possessive
Deduction's
pluralpossessive
Deductions'