Definition of deduction

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • deduction is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • deduction is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • deduction is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of deduction


  • an amount or percentage deducted (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. discount
  • 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)

    Synonyms

    1. tax deduction
    2. tax write-off
  • something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. entailment
    2. implication
  • the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. subtraction
  • reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. deductive reasoning
    2. synthesis
  • the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. discount
    2. price reduction

See definition of deduction in Merriam Webster