Textual thesaurus for "deduction"

(noun) subtraction

the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks

(noun) discount, price reduction

the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

(noun) deductive reasoning, synthesis

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

(noun) entailment, implication

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

his resignation had political implications

(noun) discount

an amount or percentage deducted

(noun) tax deduction, tax write-off

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