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Meaning of deduction

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  deduction
      n 1: a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is
           calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the
           taxpayer's income bracket [syn: {tax write-off}, {tax
           deduction}, {deduction}]
      2: an amount or percentage deducted [syn: {deduction},
         {discount}]
      3: something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied);
         "his resignation had political implications" [syn:
         {deduction}, {entailment}, {implication}]
      4: reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause
         to effect) [syn: {deduction}, {deductive reasoning},
         {synthesis}]
      5: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he
         complained about the subtraction of money from their
         paychecks" [syn: {subtraction}, {deduction}] [ant:
         {addition}]
      6: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise [syn:
         {discount}, {price reduction}, {deduction}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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