noun
1 working things out from the facts
ADJECTIVE
▪ brilliant
▪ logical
▪ reasonable
VERB + DEDUCTION
▪ make
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
She arrived at this conclusion by logical ~.
▪ ~ about
▪
We can make some ~s about the history of the ruins.
PHRASES
▪ powers of ~
▪
a detective with excellent powers of ~
▪ a process of ~
▪
She arrived at the solution by a simple process of ~.
2 taking an amount from a total; the amount taken
ADJECTIVE
▪ monthly , weekly
▪
monthly ~s for health insurance
▪ tax
▪ payroll ( esp. AmE )
▪ charitable ( AmE )
VERB + DEDUCTION
▪ make
▪
The company automatically makes tax ~s from your salary.
▪ itemize
▪ claim
▪
You should claim the ~ when you file your tax return.
▪ get , take (both AmE )
▪
A skilled accountant will make sure that you take the proper business ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
~s for travel costs
▪ ~ from
▪
~s from his wages