Main entry: deduction, subtraction
Definition: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
Usage: he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks
Main entry: deduction, discount, price reduction
Definition: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
Main entry: deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis
Definition: reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
Main entry: deduction, entailment, implication
Definition: something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
Usage: his resignation had political implications
Main entry: deduction, discount
Definition: an amount or percentage deducted
Main entry: deduction, tax deduction, tax write-off
Definition: a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket