deduction
English Thesaurus
1. the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | bite, |
| definition | : | a portion removed from the whole (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | withholding, |
| definition | : | the act of deducting from an employee's salary (noun.act) |
2. the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise (noun.act)
3. reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | syllogism, |
| definition | : | deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises (noun.cognition) |
4. something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | illation, inference, |
| definition | : | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation (noun.cognition) |
5. an amount or percentage deducted (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | adjustment, allowance, |
| definition | : | an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | trade discount, |
| definition | : | a discount from the list price of a commodity allowed by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a merchant (noun.possession) |
6. 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.possession)
| hypernym | : | write-down, write-off, |
| definition | : | (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | tax benefit, tax break, |
| definition | : | a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | business deduction, |
| definition | : | tax write-off for expenses of doing business (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | exemption, |
| definition | : | a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.) (noun.possession) |
7. the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) (noun.act)
| antonym | : | addition, |
| definition | : | the act of adding one thing to another (noun.act) |
8. the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise (noun.act)
| derivation | : | discount, |
| definition | : | give a reduction in price on (verb.possession) |
9. reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | synthesise, synthesize, |
| definition | : | combine so as to form a more complex, product (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | deduce, infer, |
| definition | : | conclude by reasoning; in logic (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | synthetic, synthetical, |
| definition | : | of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | synthetic, synthetical, |
| definition | : | involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis (adj.all) |
10. something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | entail, implicate, |
| definition | : | impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | entail, imply, mean, |
| definition | : | have as a logical consequence (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | imply, involve, |
| definition | : | have as a necessary feature (verb.stative) |
11. an amount or percentage deducted (noun.possession)
| derivation | : | discount, |
| definition | : | give a reduction in price on (verb.possession) |
12. the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) (noun.act)
| antonym | : | addition, |
| definition | : | the act of adding one thing to another (noun.act) |
13. the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise (noun.act)
| derivation | : | discount, |
| definition | : | give a reduction in price on (verb.possession) |
14. reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | synthesise, synthesize, |
| definition | : | combine so as to form a more complex, product (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | deduce, infer, |
| definition | : | conclude by reasoning; in logic (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | synthetic, synthetical, |
| definition | : | of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | synthetic, synthetical, |
| definition | : | involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis (adj.all) |
15. something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | entail, implicate, |
| definition | : | impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | entail, imply, mean, |
| definition | : | have as a logical consequence (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | imply, involve, |
| definition | : | have as a necessary feature (verb.stative) |
16. an amount or percentage deducted (noun.possession)
| derivation | : | discount, |
| definition | : | give a reduction in price on (verb.possession) |
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