deduction
Definitions
Noun
- A reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
- An amount or percentage deducted
- Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
- Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
- The act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
- The act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
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Words that contain the term "deduction".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | deduction | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | deductions | 3 | 11 |
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | education | 4 | 214 |
| 2 | direction | 3 | 134 |
| 3 | educational | 5 | 70 |
| 4 | reduction | 3 | 42 |
| 5 | destruction | 3 | 38 |
| 6 | dedication | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | detection | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | deduct | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | deductions | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | induction | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | reductions | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | seduction | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | educating | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | deductive | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | defection | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | deducting | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | educations | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | depiction | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | reeducation | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | education's | 4 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 58
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Word in the News:
Thousands of Marylanders may be missing tax credits as new deductions roll out
Mar 12, 2026 WMAR 2 News Baltimore
Mar 12, 2026 WMAR 2 News Baltimore
1-800Accountant Survey Finds: 57% of Small Business Owners Admit Taking Questionable Tax Deductions
Mar 14, 2026 Morningstar
Mar 14, 2026 Morningstar
Americans to automatically keep first $31,500 of their income under new tax law
Mar 13, 2026 The US Sun
Mar 13, 2026 The US Sun