Definition of Deduction

Noun

  • the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
    - price reduction
  • the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
    "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"
  • reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
    - deductive reasoning
  • something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
    "his resignation had political implications"
  • an amount or percentage deducted
  • 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
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Unscramble deduction

275 unscramble word found using the letters deduction.
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