Deduction Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Deduction

Meaning 1 : an amount or percentage deducted

    Synonyms : discount
Meaning 2 : a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

    Synonyms : tax deduction,  tax write-off
Meaning 3 : something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

    Synonyms : entailment,  implication
Meaning 4 : the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

    Synonyms : subtraction
Meaning 5 : reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

    Synonyms : deductive reasoning,  synthesis
Meaning 6 : the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

    Synonyms : discount,  price reduction