Definition of deductions Deductions

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What does deductions mean?

Wiktionary

deductions (Noun)
Plural of deduction.

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deductions, noun, plural of deduction.

WordNet

Noun Plural: deductions
deduction - reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
		deductive reasoning, synthesis
		abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning thinking that is coherent and logical
deduction - something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
		entailment, implication
		illation, inference the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
deduction - an amount or percentage deducted
		discount
		adjustment, allowance the act of adjusting something to match a standard
deduction - the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"
		subtraction
		addition the act of adding one thing to another; "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap day every four years"
		step-down, diminution, reduction, decrease the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
		bite a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"
deduction - a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
		tax write-off, tax deduction
		write-down, write-off the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset
		tax benefit, tax break a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity
		business deduction tax write-off for expenses of doing business
deduction - the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
		discount, price reduction
		step-down, diminution, reduction, decrease the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)

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Wiktionary

deduction (Noun)
That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.
deduction (Noun)
A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is write written off .
deduction (Noun)
A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out.
deduction (Noun)
The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason.
deduction (Noun)
A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.
deduction (Noun)
A conclusion reached by this process.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

deduction (n.)
Act or process of deducing or inferring.
deduction (n.)
Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend.
deduction (n.)
That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion.
deduction (n.)
That which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent.