deduction
That which is deductedThat which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.
» The tax agent allowed the deduction.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.
Near-synonyms: extract, reduction; see also Thesaurus:decrement
Abzug
вы́четvýčet, удержа́ниеuderžánije
an amount or percentage deducted
That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.
(countable, uncountable)A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.
standard deduction
You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction.
Werbungskosten
(countable, uncountable)A sum withheld from an employee's pay for the purpose of paying tax.
Quellensteuerabzug
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.
(countable, uncountable)A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out.
He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.
Schlussfolgerung, Ableitung, Herleitung
умозаключе́ниеumozaključénije, заключе́ниеzaključénije, вы́водvývod
(countable, uncountable)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.
деду́кцияdedúkcija
Examples
6 sentencesThe tax agent allowed the deduction.
Luxury spending is ineligible for tax deductions.
An income tax is levied on any income that exceeds deductions.
deEinkommenssteuer wird auf alle Einkünfte berechnet, die den Freibetrag übersteigen.
The program allows pre-tax deduction of the cost of a monthly transit pass.
That was a brilliant deduction. I did not expect you to solve the mystery so quickly.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 5
Origin
From Middle French déduction, from Latin deductio.From Middle French déduction, from Latin deductio.
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Forms
plural: deductions| Singular | deduction |
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regular
Synonyms
37 synonyms- reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect):deductive reasoningsynthesis
- something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied):entailmentimplication
- an amount or percentage deducted:discount
- the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole):subtraction
- the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise:discountprice reduction
- a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket:tax write-offtax deduction
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable