1. (

• tax_write-off ,
• tax_deduction ,
• deduction ,

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

2. (

• deduction ,
• discount

) an amount or percentage deducted ;

3. (

• deduction ,
• entailment ,
• implication ,

) something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" ;

4. (

• deduction ,
• deductive_reasoning ,
• synthesis ,

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

5. (

• subtraction ,
• deduction

) the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" ;

6. (

• discount ,
• price_reduction ,
• deduction ,

) the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise ;