deduction

deduction
noun
1 working things out from the facts
ADJECTIVE
▪ brilliant
▪ logical
▪ reasonable
VERB + DEDUCTION
▪ make
PREPOSITION
▪ by deduction
▪

She arrived at this conclusion by logical deduction.

▪ deduction about
▪

We can make some deductions about the history of the ruins.

PHRASES
▪ powers of deduction
▪

a detective with excellent powers of deduction

▪ a process of deduction
▪

She arrived at the solution by a simple process of deduction.

2 taking an amount from a total; the amount taken
ADJECTIVE
▪ monthly, weekly
▪

monthly deductions for health insurance

▪ tax
▪ payroll (esp. AmE)
▪ charitable (AmE)
VERB + DEDUCTION
▪ make
▪

The company automatically makes tax deductions from your salary.

▪ itemize
▪ claim
▪

You should claim the deduction when you file your tax return.

▪ get, take (both AmE)
▪

A skilled accountant will make sure that you take the proper business deductions.

PREPOSITION
▪ deduction for
▪

deductions for travel costs

▪ deduction from
▪

deductions from his wages


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  • Deduction — De*duc tion, n. [L. deductio: cf. F. d[ e]duction.] 1. Act or process of deducing or inferring. [1913 Webster] The deduction of one language from another. Johnson. [1913 Webster] This process, by which from two statements we deduce a third, is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • deduction — Deduction. Soustraction. On luy a payé tant en deduction du principal. Il signifie aussi, Narration, enumeration en detail. Faire une longue deduction de ses raisons …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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