The tax agent allowed the deduction.
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Deduction
//dɪˈdʌkʃən//
Synonyms for "deduction" (206 found)
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Strong matches (61)
considerationcontemplationcontiguitycontractioncontrarietycorollarycreditcutdampeningdampingdealingsdecreasedecrementdecrescencedeductive reasoningdeflationdeliberationdemonstrationdepreciationdepression
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derivationdiminishmentdiminutiondiscoursediscourse of reasondiscursive reasondisjunctiondockagedrawbackdyingdying offepagogeerosionextenuationextractfade outfade-outfiliationfindinggeneralizationhomologyhypothesis and verificationillationinductioninductive reasoninginferenceintercourseintimacyjudgment
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junctionkickbacklanguishmentlesseningletupliaisonlinklinkagelinkinglogiclogical thoughtloweringmeditationminiaturizationminusmitigationmusingmutual attractionnearnessparticularization
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penaltypenalty clausepercentagephilosophical inductionphilosophyponderingpremiumpresumptionpresuppositionprice cutprice reductionprice-cutproofpropinquityproximitypurificationrapportratiocinationrationalismrationalityrationalizationrationalizingreasonreasonablenessreasoningrebaterebatementrefinementreflectionrefundrelatednessrelationrelationsrelationshiprelaxationremovalresultrollbackruminationsaggingsalvagescaling downsequitursetoffsimilaritysimplicitysophistryspecious reasoningspeculationsubductionsublationsweet reasonsyllogismsyllogistic reasoningsympathysynthesistakeofftaking awaytaretax write offtheoremthinkingtietie intie-intime discounttrade discounttretundersellingunionviewweakeningwithdrawalwrite offwrite-off
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6 entriesRelated terms
1 entriescoordinate
1 entriesderived
5 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
35 entriesShowing 16 of 35 words.
Translations
93 translations across 28 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- اِسْتِنْتَاج noun (process of reasoning)
- اِسْتِنْتَاج noun (conclusion)
Armenian
2 entries- արտածում noun (process of reasoning)
- դեդուկցիա noun (process of reasoning)
Bulgarian
4 entries- дедукция noun (ability or skill to deduce)
- отбив noun (that which is subtracted or removed)
- размишление noun (process of reasoning)
- удържане noun (that which is subtracted or removed)
Catalan
3 entries- deducció noun (that which is subtracted or removed)
- deducció noun (sum that can be removed from tax calculations)
- deducció noun (process of reasoning)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 演繹 /演绎 noun (process of reasoning)
Czech
1 entries- dedukce noun (process of reasoning)
Danish
4 entries- deduktion noun (process of reasoning)
- fradrag noun (sum that can be removed from tax calculations)
- konklusion noun (conclusion)
- skattefradrag noun (sum that can be removed from tax calculations)
Dutch
4 entries- afleiding noun (process of reasoning)
- afleiding noun (ability or skill to deduce)
- aftrek noun (sum that can be removed from tax calculations)
- conclusie noun (conclusion)
Finnish
4 entries- deduktio noun (process of reasoning)
- johtopäätös noun (conclusion)
- päätelmä noun (conclusion)
- päättely noun (process of reasoning)
French
4 entries- déduction noun (that which is subtracted or removed)
- déduction noun (sum that can be removed from tax calculations)
- déduction noun (process of reasoning)
- déduction noun (conclusion)
Galician
1 entries- dedución noun (that which is subtracted or removed)
German
4 entries- Ableitung noun (process of reasoning)
- Abzug noun (that which is subtracted or removed)
- Herleitung noun (process of reasoning)
- Quellensteuerabzug noun (sum withheld from pay for the purpose of paying tax)
Greek
4 entries- αφαίρεση noun (that which is subtracted or removed)
- παραγωγή noun (process of reasoning)
- παραγωγικός λογισμός noun (process of reasoning)
- παρακράτηση noun (that which is subtracted or removed)
Hindi
2 entries- कटौती noun (that which is subtracted or removed)
- परिणाम noun (conclusion)
Hungarian
1 entries- következtetés noun (conclusion)
Indonesian
1 entries- deduksi noun (process of reasoning)
Italian
4 entries- deduzione noun (that which is subtracted or removed)
- deduzione noun (sum that can be removed from tax calculations)
- deduzione noun (process of reasoning)
- deduzione noun (conclusion)
Khmer
1 entries- អនុមានញែក noun (process of reasoning)
Malay
1 entries- deduksi noun (process of reasoning)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- deduksjon noun (process of reasoning)
- fradrag noun (that which is subtracted or removed)
- fradrag noun (sum that can be removed from tax calculations)
- konklusjon noun (conclusion)
Norwegian Nynorsk
3 entries- deduksjon noun (process of reasoning)
- frådrag noun (that which is subtracted or removed)
- frådrag noun (sum that can be removed from tax calculations)
Polish
2 entries- dedukcja noun (process of reasoning)
- odliczenie noun (sum withheld from pay for the purpose of paying tax)
Portuguese
4 entries- dedução noun (that which is subtracted or removed)
- dedução noun (sum that can be removed from tax calculations)
- dedução noun (process of reasoning)
- dedução noun (conclusion)
Russian
4 entries- вы́вод noun (conclusion)
- вы́чет noun (that which is subtracted or removed)
- деду́кция noun (process of reasoning)
- деду́кция noun (ability or skill to deduce)
Spanish
3 entries- deducción noun (that which is subtracted or removed)
- deducción noun (sum that can be removed from tax calculations)
- deducción noun (process of reasoning)
Swedish
4 entries- avdrag noun (sum that can be removed from tax calculations)
- deduktion noun (ability or skill to deduce)
- härledning noun (ability or skill to deduce)
- slutledning noun (ability or skill to deduce)
Tagalog
1 entries- panaklawan noun (process of reasoning)
Turkish
1 entries- tümdengelim, talil noun (process of reasoning)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
That was a brilliant deduction. I did not expect you to solve the mystery so quickly.
Source: tatoeba (8658021)
The program allows pre-tax deduction of the cost of a monthly transit pass.
Source: tatoeba (8903220)
Without an order from the commander, no one must dare to bring hay, matting, straw, or other such flammable items onto the ship, under penalty of a fine, officers subject to deduction of a month's salary, and enlisted men to be punished by flogging at the mast.
Source: tatoeba (10544479)
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