DEDUCTION

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

  "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"

  synonyms : subtraction

• (noun) the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

  synonyms : discount , price reduction

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

  synonyms : deductive reasoning , synthesis

• (noun) something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

  "his resignation had political implications"

  synonyms : entailment , implication

• (noun) an amount or percentage deducted

  synonyms : discount

• (noun) a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

  synonyms : tax deduction , tax write-off

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