deduction

Noun
Synonyms: tax write-offtax deductiondiscountentailmentimplicationdeductive reasoningsynthesissubtractionprice reduction

WordNet 3.0

Noun (6)

  1. a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracketSynonyms: tax write-offtax deduction
  2. an amount or percentage deductedSynonyms: discount
  3. something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)“his resignation had political implications”Synonyms: entailmentimplication
  4. reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)Synonyms: deductive reasoningsynthesis
  5. the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)“he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks”Synonyms: subtraction
  6. the act of reducing the selling price of merchandiseSynonyms: discountprice reduction
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Deduction \De*duc"tion\, n. [L. deductio: cf. F. d['e]duction.]

1.Act or process of deducing or inferring. [1913 Webster]

The deduction of one language from another.— Johnson.[1913 Webster]
This process, by which from two statements we deduce a third, is called deduction.— J. R. Seely.[1913 Webster]

2.Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend. [1913 Webster]

3.That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion. [1913 Webster]

Make fair deductions; see to what they mount.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

4.That which is or may be deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent in compensation for services; deductions from income in calculating income taxes.

Syn: See Induction. [1913 Webster]

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