Deduction and Decrease

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.
  • synonyms: tax write-off, tax deduction
• An amount or percentage deducted.
  • synonyms: discount
• Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied. )
  • usage: "his resignation had political implications"
  • synonyms: entailment, implication
• Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect.
  • synonyms: deductive reasoning, synthesis
• The act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole. )
  • usage: "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"
  • synonyms: subtraction
• The act of reducing the selling price of merchandise.
  • synonyms: discount, price reduction

• (n.) That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion.
• (n.) That which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent.
• (n.) Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend.
• (n.) Act or process of deducing or inferring.

Deduction is an expense that is allowable as a reduction of gross taxable income by the IRS e. G., charity donations.

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.