What does déduction in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word déduction in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use déduction in French.

The word déduction in French means deduction, reasoning, deduction, after deduction of, tax deduction, by deduction, through a process of deduction. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word déduction

deduction, reasoning

nom féminin (raisonnement par élimination)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a trouvé la solution du problème par déduction.
She found the answer to the problem using deduction.

deduction

nom féminin (somme retirée d'un total)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après déduction de ses frais, son bénéfice n'est pas énorme.
After deduction of her expenses, her profit is not huge.

after deduction of

locution adverbiale (un fois soustrait le coût de [qch])

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Voici ce qui vous revient, déduction faite des taxes.

tax deduction

nom féminin (réduction d'impôts)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

by deduction, through a process of deduction

locution verbale (par élimination)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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