English dictionary
deduction
nounPronunciation
dɪˈdʌkʃən
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
noun
- the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
noun
- reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
noun
- something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
noun
- an amount or percentage deducted
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
Example sentences
he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks
his resignation had political implications