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- Dictionarya·bate·ment/əˈbātmənt/
noun
- 1. (often in legal use) the ending, reduction, or lessening of something: "noise abatement" Similar Opposite
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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
