decrease vs deduction

deduction vs decrease

decrease and deduction both are nouns.

decrease is a verb but deduction is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decrease	Yes	No	Yes	No
deduction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, deduction is a hyponym of decrease; that is, deduction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:

decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something
deduction: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

Other hyponyms of decrease include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, subtraction, deflation, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

decrease (noun)	deduction (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
the amount by which something decreases	the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
a change downward	reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
a process of becoming smaller or shorter	something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
	an amount or percentage deducted
	a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

decrease (verb)	deduction (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range
make become smaller

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