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reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" an amount or percentage deducted the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer''s income bracket |
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