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Learners of English as a second language usually know the word deduction once they have reached the level C2 – Proficient. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning deduction meaning

What does deduction mean?

Definitions in simple English

deduction Noun

— Deduction is the process or result of thinking about information to find an answer or opinion. A detective must uncover the murderer by logical deduction from facts.

— Deduction is the amount or process of taking something away, usually money. The average worker takes home about $500 per week after tax and other deductions.

deduction

— noun (= 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

— noun an amount or percentage deducted

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

— noun (= implication) something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) his resignation had political implications

— noun (= subtraction) the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks

— noun (= discount) the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

Synonyms deduction synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as deduction?

deduction English » English

subtraction

inference

discount

conclusion

allowance

tax deduction

reduction

rebate

reasoning

deductive reasoning

tax write-off

synthesis

induction

implication

finding

abatement

withdrawal

subtracting

stoppage

remission

price reduction

entailment

deducting

corollary

balance

write off

withdrawment

weariness

weakness

upshot

take out

subtrahend

subsidy

sorrow

sale

sadness

rise and fall

retention

restraint

reservoir

reservation

removal

reduce

recoupment

recoup

ratiocinate

pushing vessel

pusher tug

push boat

presume

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What do people use deduction to talk about?

Language and thought Think Mind

Think about

• What words refer to thinking about something for a period of time?
  think about brood cogitate consider give consideration to contemplate meditate muse mull over occupy your mind ponder reconsider reflect reflection ruminate speculate study weigh wonder go around in your mind do some thinking keep your mind on have something on your mind deduce deduction induction inductive logic apply yourself pay attention bethink conclude observe process reason theorize

Examples deduction examples

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That's a very excellent deduction.

A brilliant deduction, Carver.

Oh, it is great, convincing, mathematical deduction.

Amazing. Amazing deduction.

We might be able to find him by deduction.

I arrived at that by deduction.

And you'd get the full deduction because you're making a charitable contribution.

My deduction let me to believe the murderer is undoubtedly left-handed.

A wise deduction.

A brilliant deduction by Captain Pike.

Please give us the benefit of your incomparable powers of deduction.

I have simply made the logical deduction that you are a liar.

Brilliant deduction, Dr. Watson.

What kind of a story do I write? What kind of a deduction do I make from that?

His power of deduction is almost supernatural.

I admire your power of deduction all the time.

Well, Watson. What do you say to that for a simple deduction?

Brilliant deduction.

That, Mr. Charles, will be your last deduction.

My deduction is correct.

An amazing piece of deduction.

No, no, no. It's an amazing deduction.

What a remarkable deduction.

Yes, simple deduction.

It was a merely a deduction.

Allow me to congratulate you on a brilliant bit of deduction.

A very scintillate deduction.

Amazing deduction, Daisy.

That's a nice deduction.

Washington wants us to find out what interests her most, which, by all processes of deduction, should give them some idea. of the things the Russians haven't got.

What's the result of your deduction?

They are equal to your powers of deduction.

Exactly, that was my deduction.

A brilliant deduction by Captain Pike, gentlemen.

News and current affairs

Imagine that Sachs's Millennium Villages project had known the sequence of all previous successful moves out of subsistence agriculture, rather than relying only on guesswork or deduction.

An overall cap would also cause many individuals who now itemize deductions to shift to the standard deduction - implying significant simplification in record-keeping and thus an improvement in incentives.

First, housing can be made more affordable for poor and middle-income Americans by converting the mortgage deduction into a cashable tax credit.

To be sure, the US has long provided subsidies to owner-occupied housing - mostly through the tax deduction for mortgage interest.

One such subsidy is permitting deduction of a fixed percentage of certain expenses from income tax.

Under the 2007 financial law, those who claim the home improvement deduction must supply an invoice from the building contractor, which must specify the cost for labor.

The housing boom in the United States might never have reached the proportions that it did if homeowners had been unable to treat interest payments on home loans as a tax deduction.

That is a wrong deduction, based on evidence that does not exist.

And if I buy a bigger home or just increase the size of my mortgage, I receive a larger deduction that reduces my taxable income, lowering my tax bill.