deduction

déduction, retenue

Somme retirée d’un total, notamment du salaire ou des revenus sur lesquels on paie des impôts.

En anglais simple : An amount taken away from a total, especially your pay or the income on which you pay tax.

• Check the deductions on your payslip.
• She claimed a tax deduction for work expenses.
• My salary is lower after deductions.

Comment l'utiliser : deduction from something (There is a small deduction from my salary each month.); deduction for something (You may claim a deduction for certain expenses.)

Synonymes : subtraction, reduction

Expressions courantes : tax deduction, deduction from pay, claim a deduction, a small deduction

déduction

Le fait de tirer une conclusion à partir de faits et d’un raisonnement, ou la conclusion ainsi obtenue.

En anglais simple : Using facts and careful thinking to work out an answer, or the answer you reach.

• He solved the puzzle by deduction.
• Your deduction fits all the facts.
• The detective made several deductions from the footprints.

Comment l'utiliser : deduction from something (Her deduction from the evidence proved correct.)

Synonymes : reasoning, inference

Expressions courantes : logical deduction, by deduction, make a deduction, a correct deduction