Definitions for DEDUCTION
dɪˈdʌk ʃənde·duc·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tax write-off, tax deduction, deductionnoun

   a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

2. deduction, discountnoun

   an amount or percentage deducted

3. deduction, entailment, implicationnoun

   something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

   "his resignation had political implications"

4. deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesisnoun

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

5. subtraction, deductionnoun

   the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

   "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"

6. discount, price reduction, deductionnoun

   the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deductionnoun

   That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed

2. deductionnoun

   A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off

   You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction.

3. deductionnoun

   A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out

   He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.

4. deductionnoun

   The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason

   Through his powers of deduction, he realized that the plan would never work.

5. deductionnoun

   A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.

6. deductionnoun

   A conclusion reached by this process

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deductionnoun

   Consequential collection; consequence; preposition drawn from principles premised.

   Etymology: deductio, Lat.

   Out of scripture such duties may be duduced, by some kind of consequence, as by long circuit of deduction it may be that even all truth, out of any truth, may be concluded. Richard Hooker.

   Set before you the moral law of God, with such deductions from it as our Saviour hath drawn, or our own reason, well informed, can make. Brian Duppa, Rules for Devotion.

   That by diversity of motions we should spell out things not resembled by them, we must attribute to some secret deduction; but what this deduction should be, or by what mediums this knowledge is advanced, is as dark as ignorance. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps.

   You have laid the experiments together in such a way, and made such deductions from them, as I have not hitherto met with. Robert Boyle, Scept. Chym.

   All cross and distasteful humours are either expresly, or by clear consequence and deduction, forbidden in the New Testament. John Tillotson, Sermon 5.

   A reflection so obvious, that natural instinct seems to have suggested it even to those who never much attended to deductions of reason. John Rogers, Serm. 19.

   2. That which is deducted; defalcation.

   Bring then these blessings to a strict account;
   Make fair deductions, see to what they mount. Alexander Pope, Essays.

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1. deduction

   Deduction is a reasoning process that draws conclusions based on a general rule or principle, applied to specific cases. It is a method of logical interpretation where facts or information are derived or inferred from other known truths or premises, often forming a more specific conclusion. In finance, a deduction can refer to an expense subtracted from income for tax purposes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deductionnoun

   act or process of deducing or inferring

2. Deductionnoun

   act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend

3. Deductionnoun

   that which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion

4. Deductionnoun

   that which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent

Matched Categories

1. • Allowance
   • Decrease
   • Inference
   • Write-off

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How to pronounce DEDUCTION?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DEDUCTION in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DEDUCTION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of DEDUCTION in a Sentence

1. Cohenif Trump:

   What you do is, you deflate the value of the asset and then you put in a request to the tax department for a deduction, and would it help for the committee to obtain federal and state tax returns from the president and his company to address that discrepancy?

2. Henry David Thoreau:

   We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy, but by direct intercourse and sympathy.

3. Svetlin Krastev:

   In New York City, $ 750,000 doesn't go a long way, but when you buy a home for $ 300,000 or $ 400,000, you can get that mortgage interest deduction.

4. Mukul Varma:

   We haven't seen a deduction in incidents.

5. Hall Kesmodel:

   The convenience of payroll deduction is where those begin and end. Potentially you're getting a discount, but it's not really something I'd consider a generous benefit.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DEDUCTION
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deduction
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=DEDUCTION
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DEDUCTION
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=DEDUCTION