NOUN | possession | deduction, tax write-off, tax deduction | a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated |
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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 | |
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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). | |
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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. | |
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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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