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deduction

[dih-duhk-shuhn] / dɪˈdʌk ʃən /




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“Donors donate to our organization in part because of the Tax Deduction available to the donor,” the board members wrote in the memo, which was obtained by The Washington Post.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2023

Deduction is a form of inference that can guarantee the truth of its conclusions, given the truth of the premises.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Deduction of post-production costs from gas royalty payments is a method that has “long been used in West Virginia and other states,” lawyers for EQT argue in the ongoing class-action case.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2018

In some areas, the Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction can only be used when taking a deduction off of a person’s federal tax return.

From Encyclopedia.com • Jun. 26, 2018

Newton really stands to the Scientific Method of Explanation as Aristotle stands to the Method of Dialectic and Deduction.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William




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