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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
singular
not gender specific
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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