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- Dictionaryabatement/əˈbeɪtm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the action of abating or being abated; ending or subsiding: "this trend shows no sign of abatement" Similar Opposite
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a situation in which a rate, price, etc. goes down, or goes up more slowly than before: We have requested an abatement of interest on our late tax payment, as we received the tax bill late. a reduction in level, especially of something that is harmful: Industries have been set targets for the abatement of carbon emissions. noise abatement. See also
The meaning of ABATEMENT is the act or process of reducing or otherwise abating something : the state of being abated. How to use abatement in a sentence.
noun. the act or state of abating or the state of being abated; reduction; decrease; alleviation; mitigation. Synonyms: diminution, letup. Antonyms: intensification, increase. suppression or termination: abatement of a nuisance; noise abatement. Synonyms: cessation, end. an amount deducted or subtracted, as from the usual price or the full tax.
a situation in which a rate, price, etc. goes down, or goes up more slowly than before: We have requested an abatement of interest on our late tax payment, as we received the tax bill late. a reduction in level, especially of something that is harmful: Industries have been set targets for the abatement of carbon emissions. noise abatement. See also
n. 1. diminution or alleviation; decrease. 2. suppression or termination: the abatement of a nuisance. 3. the amount by which something is reduced, such as the cost of an article. 4. (Law) property law a decrease in the payment to creditors or legatees when the assets of the debtor or estate are insufficient to meet all payments in full. 5.
An abatement is a reduction or lessening. If you start bluntly telling people what you think of them, you might see an abatement in their friendliness toward you.
noun. 1. diminution or alleviation; decrease. 2. suppression or termination. the abatement of a nuisance. 3. the amount by which something is reduced, such as the cost of an article. 4. property law. a decrease in the payment to creditors or legatees when the assets of the debtor or estate are insufficient to meet all payments in full.
the action of making something less intense or severe; the fact of becoming less intense or severe. The city spends $9 million a year on air pollution abatement. No cure was possible, despite the abatement of symptoms.
A lessening or reduction. The amount lowered; a reduction. An amount deducted; extent of a reduction. The act of reducing something, such as a tax, for some period of time or of eliminating something, such as a nuisance, permanently.
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