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deductions

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  1. That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
  2. A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off“You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction.”
  3. A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.
  4. A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out“He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.”

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