| deduction | the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) |
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| deduction | the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise |
| deduction | reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) |
| deduction | something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) |
| deduction | an amount or percentage deducted |
| deduction | a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated |