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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

控除

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kōjo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Deduction/dɪˈdʌk.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2100 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"医療費控除の申請手続きを行います。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of subtracting something, or the amount that is subtracted.

    "Tax deductions can significantly lower your overall taxable income."
  2. 2

    The inference of particular instances by reference to a general law or principle.

    "Through a process of careful deduction, the detective solved the mystery."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'deductio', meaning 'a leading down or away', from 'deducere' (de- 'down' + ducere 'to lead'). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, the term initially referred to the subtraction of an amount before shifting into its logical reasoning and inferential senses during the 16th century.

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