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DictionaryRoot: -tio
Latin

-tio

an action, process, or result

Forms

  • -tio
  • -tion- — The longer Latin form.
  • -tion — The ending retained in many English nouns.

Origin

Latin -tio belongs to the older action-noun ending also seen as -io.

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noun

deduction

The removal of an amount from a total, or the amount removed.

A deduction for health insurance reduces each employee's take-home pay.

Etymology
deLatindown, away; removal
+ducLatinlead, guide, draw along
+tionLatinan action, process, or result

Latin de- and ducere express leading away. A deduction leads an amount away from the total, leaving a smaller remainder and also naming the amount removed.

More examples

  • This tax deduction lowers your taxable income.
  • Each incorrect answer results in a two-point deduction.
  • After all deductions, her weekly pay is $650.

Forms

deduction · deductions

deduct verb — To take an amount from a total.

Similar words

subtraction
Names the arithmetic operation rather than the amount removed.
reduction
Means any decrease, not necessarily an amount explicitly subtracted.