Deduction meaning

noun

1. a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

   Synonymstax write-offtax deduction

2. an amount or percentage deducted

   Synonymsdiscount

3. something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

   “his resignation had political implications”

   Synonymsentailmentimplication

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

   Synonymsdeductive reasoningsynthesis

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

   “he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks”

   Synonymssubtraction

6. the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

   Synonymsdiscountprice reduction