deduction
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
deductions
plural
deductions
Britannica Dictionary definition of DEDUCTION
1
a
[noncount]
:
the act of taking away something (such as an amount of money) from a total
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He pays for his insurance by automatic payroll deduction. [=the money for his insurance is automatically taken out of his paycheck]
b
[count]
:
something (such as an amount of money) that is or can be subtracted from a total
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The government is offering new tax deductions for small businesses.
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What is your pay after the deductions have been taken out?
2
a
[noncount]
:
the act or process of using logic or reason to form a conclusion or opinion about something
:
the act or process of deducing something
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His guess was based on intuition rather than deduction.
b
[count]
:
a conclusion or opinion that is based on logic or reason
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Our deduction was based on the information given to us at the time.
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It was a logical deduction.
