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deduction

noun /dɪdəkʃən/ 3 syllables 9 letters Scrabble 13 WWF 16
Definitions
noun

an amount or percentage deducted

noun

a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

noun

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

noun

the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

noun

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

noun

the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

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