deduction
a sum of money that is subtracted from a total amount
TRANSLATION
deduction = der Abzug, Nachlass (im Preis), Kürzung deduction = die Schlussfolgerung --- GOOGLE INDEX deduction: approximately 36,500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
The study counts the many ways our tax code encourages companies to overpay their top executives. One of them is an unlimited DEDUCTION companies may claim for the "performance pay" they give their CEOs. The bigger the CEO's performance pay, the bigger the company's tax deduction.
(Wall Street Journal)
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Solving a murder can require DEDUCTION, adequate evidence, the forthrightness of witnesses, coincidence and luck.
(readingeagle.com)
(Wall Street Journal)
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Solving a murder can require DEDUCTION, adequate evidence, the forthrightness of witnesses, coincidence and luck.
(readingeagle.com)
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deduction
noun
- when an amount or a part of something is taken away from a total, or the amount that is taken
- when a decision or answer is reached by thinking about the known facts, or the decision that is reached
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Deduction stems from the Middle French "deduction" or perhaps directly from the Latin "deducere" (via the noun "deductio"), meaning to derive or infer something logically. The two definitions of deduction come from the same Latin root. It's interesting to note that the associated verbs for each noun form are different however.
In one of the most famous opening lines in literary history, upon meeting Watson for the first time, Sherlock Holmes say is, "How are you? You have been in Afghanistan I perceive." This is a classic example of deduction in the sense of reaching a conclusion about something by thinking or observing. The verb is to "deduce."
Deduction, as in taking something away, uses the verb "deduct," a word that is often associated with taxes. This reminds us of the story of a little boy who wanted £100 very badly. He prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. Then he decided to write a letter to God requesting the £100.
When the postal authorities received the letter addressed to "God, Great Britain" they decided to send it to the Prime Minister, who was very touched by the young boy's request. He instructed his secretary to send the little boy £5 as a goodwill gesture.
The little boy was delighted with the money and immediately wrote a thank you note to God which read "Dear God, Thank you for sending me the money. However, I noticed that for some reason you had to send it through London and as usual, those politicians deducted $95."
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SYNONYMS
(as in subtracting)
abatement, discount, reduction
(as in a conclusion)
consequence, deduction, determination, eduction, induction, inference, sequitur
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"After all tax deductions she has trouble paying her bills."
noun
- when an amount or a part of something is taken away from a total, or the amount that is taken
- when a decision or answer is reached by thinking about the known facts, or the decision that is reached
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Deduction stems from the Middle French "deduction" or perhaps directly from the Latin "deducere" (via the noun "deductio"), meaning to derive or infer something logically. The two definitions of deduction come from the same Latin root. It's interesting to note that the associated verbs for each noun form are different however.
In one of the most famous opening lines in literary history, upon meeting Watson for the first time, Sherlock Holmes say is, "How are you? You have been in Afghanistan I perceive." This is a classic example of deduction in the sense of reaching a conclusion about something by thinking or observing. The verb is to "deduce."
Deduction, as in taking something away, uses the verb "deduct," a word that is often associated with taxes. This reminds us of the story of a little boy who wanted £100 very badly. He prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. Then he decided to write a letter to God requesting the £100.
When the postal authorities received the letter addressed to "God, Great Britain" they decided to send it to the Prime Minister, who was very touched by the young boy's request. He instructed his secretary to send the little boy £5 as a goodwill gesture.
The little boy was delighted with the money and immediately wrote a thank you note to God which read "Dear God, Thank you for sending me the money. However, I noticed that for some reason you had to send it through London and as usual, those politicians deducted $95."
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SYNONYMS
(as in subtracting)
abatement, discount, reduction
(as in a conclusion)
consequence, deduction, determination, eduction, induction, inference, sequitur
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"After all tax deductions she has trouble paying her bills."
