deduction
[noun]
Synonyms:
- subtraction, decrease, diminution, discount, reduction, withdrawal
- conclusion, assumption, finding, inference, reasoning, result

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Antonyms: addition
Contrasted words: accession, accretion, augmentation, increase, increment, raise, rise, appreciation
Related Words: allowance, credit, cut, decrease, decrement, depreciation, diminution, charge-off, offtake, takeoff, write-off, dockage, cogitation, deliberation, reasoning, reflection, speculation, thinking, consideration, contemplation, meditation, mulling, musing, pondering, rumination

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

de‧duc‧tion AC /dɪˈdʌkʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Word Family: adjective: deducible, deductive; verb: deduce; noun: deduction]

1. the process of using the knowledge or information you have in order to understand something or form an opinion, or the opinion that you form:
Children will soon make deductions about the meaning of a word.

2. the process of taking away an amount from a total, or the amount that is taken away:
After deductions for tax etc, your salary is about £700 a month.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

deduction
noun
I. working things out from the facts
ADJ. brilliant | logical | reasonable
VERB + DEDUCTION make
PREP. by ~ She arrived at this conclusion by logical deduction.
~ about We can make some deductions about the history of the ruins.
PHRASES powers of deduction a detective with excellent powers of deduction
a process of deduction She arrived at the solution by a simple process of deduction.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

deduction
II. taking an amount from a total/the amount taken
ADJ. monthly, weekly monthly deductions for health insurance
tax
VERB + DEDUCTION make The company automatically makes tax deductions from your salary.
PREP. ~ for deductions for travel costs
~ from deductions from his wages

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲