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Deduction vs Deficit - What's the difference?

deduction | deficit |

As nouns the difference between deduction and deficit

is that deduction is deduction (all meanings) while deficit is deficit.

deduction

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
  • A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
  • You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction .
  • (logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.
  • A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
  • He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.
  • The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
  • Through his powers of deduction , he realized that the plan would never work.

    deficit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
  • A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds government revenue.
  • * 2013 September 28, , " London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
  • Economically, too, London is startlingly different. The capital, unlike the country as a whole, has no budget deficit : London’s public spending matches the taxes paid in the city. The average Londoner contributes 70 percent more to Britain’s national income than people in the rest of the country.
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  • Synonyms

    * fiscal deficit

    Derived terms

    * fiscal deficit * trade deficit

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