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English noun: deduction | |||
| 1. | deduction (possession) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | write-down, write-off | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | business deduction, exemption, tax benefit, tax break | ||
| 2. | deduction (possession) an amount or percentage deducted | ||
| Synonyms | discount | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjustment, allowance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | trade discount | ||
| 3. | deduction (cognition) something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) | ||
| Samples | His resignation had political implications. | ||
| Synonyms | entailment, implication | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | illation, inference | ||
| 4. | deduction (cognition) reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) | ||
| Synonyms | deductive reasoning, synthesis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | syllogism | ||
| 5. | deduction (act) the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) | ||
| Samples | He complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks. | ||
| Synonyms | subtraction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bite, withholding | ||
| Antonyms | addition | ||
| 6. | deduction (act) the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise | ||
| Synonyms | discount, price reduction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | ||
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