deduction (
http://definr.com/deduction)
n 1: a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is
calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for
the taxpayer's income bracket [syn:
tax deduction]
2: an amount or percentage deducted [syn:
discount]
3: something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied);
"his resignation had political implications" [syn:
entailment,
implication]
4: reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause
to effect) [syn:
deductive reasoning,
synthesis]
5: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he
complained about the subtraction of money from their
paychecks" [syn:
subtraction] [ant:
addition]
6: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise [syn:
discount,
price reduction]