单词 | deduction |
释义 | deduction —deduction /dɪˈdʌk.ʃən/ noun [C or U] (TAKING AWAY) C1 the calculation of taking an amount or a part of something away from a total, or the amount that is taken away: » The interest I receive on my savings account is paid after the deduction of tax.» After deductions (= expenses on which tax does not have to be paid), his taxable income is $30,000.Thesaurus+: ↑Value and price decreasesThesaurus+: ↑Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division , ↑Calculations and calculatingF0 US AND AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH an amount that is taken away from the money you are paid before you officially receive it → COMPARE STOPPAGE(Cf. ↑stoppage)noun [C or U] (THINKING) ► C2 the process of reaching a decision or answer by thinking about the known facts, or the decision that is reached: » Through a process of deduction, the detectives discovered the identity of the killer.» All we can do is make deductions from the available facts.Thesaurus+: ↑Concluding and deducing |
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