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Noun: tax deduction  taks di'dúk-shun
  1. A reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
    - tax write-off, deduction

Derived forms: tax deductions

Type of: write-down, write-off

Encyclopedia: Tax deduction