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Deduction
01
the action or process of taking an amount away from a total
Examples
Deduction helps calculate how much is left after spending money.
02
an amount or percentage subtracted from a total
Examples
A deduction of 10% was applied to the invoice.
03
a reduction from gross income that decreases the amount of tax owed
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
deductions
Examples
Charitable donations qualify as a tax deduction.
04
the process of using general rules or ideas to make a specific conclusion
Examples
The detective used logical deduction to identify the culprit from the available clues.
05
a conclusion or inference drawn from evidence or reasoning
Examples
From the footprints, he made a deduction about the intruder.
06
the act of lowering the selling price of goods or services
Examples
The store offered a deduction on winter clothing.
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