deduction

nouns

a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
deduction, tax deduction, tax write-off
an amount or percentage deducted
deduction, discount
something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
"his resignation had political implications"
deduction, entailment, implication
reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis
is derived from
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the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
"he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"
deduction, subtraction
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the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
deduction, discount, price reduction