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deduction

/dɪˈdʌkʃən/

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What does deduction mean?

noun

  1. That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.
  2. A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.
  3. A sum withheld from an employee's pay for the purpose of paying tax.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out.
  2. The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason

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IPA pronunciation

/dɪˈdʌkʃən/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/diˈdʌkʃən/
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That deduction is that we, who have borne the pains, shall also learn the lesson which they were intended to convey.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Vital MessageProject Gutenberg ebook #439
Nature is too strong, to be prevailed on to retire, and give way to the authority of definitions and syllogistical deduction.
William GodwinThoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the AuthorProject Gutenberg ebook #743
More book examples (3)
Only the residue of employment left after deduction of this effective work is to be classed as a performance of leisure.
Thorstein VeblenThe Theory of the Leisure ClassProject Gutenberg ebook #833
They might therefore, with great propriety, be considered as something more than a mere deduction from the real representatives of the nation.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
And this because law as a science painfully sought justification in deduction from long obsolete norms and in the explanation of texts.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320