| NOUN | possession | deduction, tax write-off, tax deduction | a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | deduction, discount | an amount or percentage deducted | |
| cognition | deduction, entailment, implication | something that is inferred / inferred / inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) | |
| cognition | deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis | reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) | |
| act | deduction, subtraction | the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) | |
| act | deduction, discount, price reduction | the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise |
| Sounds | dihdah'kshahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket. | |
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| Synonyms | tax write-off, tax deduction | |
| Narrower | business deduction | tax write-off for expenses of doing business |
| exemption | A deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.) | |
| tax benefit, tax break | A tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity | |
| Broader | write-off, write-down | (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset |
| Spanish | deducción, desgravación | |
| Catalan | deducció, desgravació | |
| Meaning | An amount or percentage deducted. | |
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| Synonym | discount | |
| Narrower | trade discount | A discount from the list price of a commodity allowed by a manufacturer / manufacturer or wholesaler to a merchant |
| Broader | allowance, adjustment | An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances |
| Spanish | descuento | |
| Catalan | rebaixa | |
| Meaning | Something that is inferred / inferred / inferred (deduced or entailed or implied). | |
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| Synonyms | entailment, implication | |
| Broader | inference, illation | The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation |
| Spanish | consecuencia, deducción, implicación | |
| Catalan | conseqüència, deducció, implicació | |
| Meaning | reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | deductive reasoning, synthesis | |
| Narrower | syllogism | deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises |
| Broader | reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought | Thinking that is coherent and logical |
| Spanish | deducción, razonamiento deductivo | |
| Catalan | síntesi | |
| Adjectives | deductive | relating to logical deduction |
| Verbs | deduce, deduct | reason by deduction |
| deduce | conclude by reasoning | |
| Meaning | The act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole). | |
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| Synonym | subtraction | |
| Narrower | bite | A portion removed from the whole |
| withholding | The act of deducting from an employee's salary | |
| Broader | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | The act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Opposite | addition | The act of adding one thing to another |
| Spanish | resta, substracción, sustracción | |
| Catalan | resta, subtracció | |
| Verbs | deduct | make a subtraction |
| Meaning | The act of reducing the selling price of merchandise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | discount, price reduction | |
| Broader | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | The act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Spanish | descuento | |
| Catalan | deducció, descompte | |
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