n. | 1. | Act or process of deducing or inferring. |
2. | Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; | |
3. | That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion. | |
4. | That which is or may be deducted; the part taken away; abatement; |
Noun | 1. | deduction - 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 |
2. | deduction - an amount or percentage deducted Synonyms: discount | |
3. | deduction - something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" Synonyms: entailment, implication | |
4. | deduction - reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) Synonyms: deductive reasoning, synthesis | |
5. | deduction - the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" Synonyms: subtraction | |
6. | deduction - the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise Synonyms: discount, price reduction |