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deduction

de·duc·tion

deduction

 
pronunciation:
dih duhk shn
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: something that is subtracted or deducted.
deductions from income
 
antonyms:
addition
similar words:
discount
definition 2: the act of subtracting or deducting.
antonyms:
addition
definition 3: the drawing of a conclusion by reasoning, esp. from given information, stated premises, or general principles. (Cf. induction.)
similar words:
consequence, derivation
definition 4: a conclusion reached by this process.
similar words:
conclusion, derivation
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adjective + (n.)deduction accelerated, accelerating, additional, allowable, automatic, brilliant, charitable, corporate, eligible, full, generous, gross, home-office, immediate, improper, income-tax, itemized, legitimate, limited, limiting, logical, mandatory, marital, miscellaneous, monthly, overlooked, partial, reasonable, related, self-employment, standard, valuable [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)deduction accelerate, allow, calculate, cap, claim, defer, deny, disallow, eliminate, entitle, increase, itemize, limit, maximize, overlook, overstate, qualify, restrict, rid, submit, tax  [See all][See only the most frequent]
(n.)deduction + verb allocate, benefit, credit, derive, earn, exceed, expire, lobby, offset, phase, reduce, subtract, verify
noun + (n.)deduction Help adjustment, allowance, cent, charity, code, compensation, credit, dependency, dependent, depreciation, dollar, donation, due, educator, elimination, entertainment, gain, home, homeowner, incentive, income, induction, inference, interest, limitation, loss, mileage, mortgage, payroll, phase-out, provision, reduction, retirement, return, sales-tax, saving, spouse, sum, tax, wage, write-off  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: deductive (adj.)
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