Noun Definition

deduction

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

Category: General

2.Definition: an amount or percentage deducted

Related Noun(s):discount

Category: General

3.Definition: reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

Related Noun(s):synthesis

Category: General

4.Definition: something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

Related Noun(s):entailment, implication

Category: General

5.Definition: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

Related Noun(s):discount

Category: General

6.Definition: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

Related Noun(s):subtraction

Category: General