deduction, subtraction - the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
Example:- he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks
deduction, discount, price reduction - the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
deduction, entailment, implication - something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
Example:- his resignation had political implications
deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis - reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
deduction, discount - an amount or percentage deducted
deduction, tax deduction, tax write-off - a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket