Deductions

/dɪˈdʌkʃənz/

कटौतियाँ; (कर) कटौती/छूट; (तर्क) निष्कर्ष

Origin & History

From Latin deductio (“a leading down, a deduction”), via deduct (“to take away; infer logically”) + -ion; modern English plural deductions.

लैटिन deductio (“नीचे ले जाना/घटाना/कटौती”) से; deduct (“घटाना; तर्क से निकालना”) + -ion के माध्यम से; आधुनिक अंग्रेज़ी में इसका बहुवचन deductions।

Definition

Deductions are amounts taken away from a total (such as pay or tax), or allowable reductions in tax calculations; the word can also mean conclusions reached by logical reasoning from general rules to specific cases.

Deductions वे राशियाँ हैं जो कुल से घटाई जाती हैं (जैसे वेतन या कर से), या कर-गणना में मान्य कटौती/छूट; यह शब्द सामान्य नियमों से विशेष मामले तक तर्क करके निकाले गए निष्कर्षों के लिए भी प्रयुक्त होता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
After deductions, her take-home pay was lower.
कटौतियों के बाद उसकी हाथ में मिलने वाली तनख़्वाह कम थी।

Usage Examples

That which is deducted from the bill appears under deductions.
You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction.
The detective made several deductions from the evidence.
His deductions were correct because the premises were true.

Synonyms

Reductions Subtractions Withdrawals Write-offs Conclusions Inferences

Related Forms

Idioms & Phrases

Tax deductions
कर में कटौती/कर-छूट
Make deductions from
…से निष्कर्ष निकालना
Powers of deduction
तर्क-शक्ति/निष्कर्ष निकालने की क्षमता