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Definition of abatement

abatement

/əˈbeɪt.mənt/
a · bate · ment
Plural:abatements
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abatement Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

The action of reducing, lessening, or subsiding in intensity, degree, or amount.

Example

"Coastal residents waited anxiously for some abatement in the fury of the winter storm."

2

In law and finance, a deduction, exemption, or reduction in a tax, debt, assessment, or public nuisance.

Example

"The city council offered a ten-year property tax abatement to attract new manufacturing businesses to the district."

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• Rhymes for abatement

• Nearby Words

abashedly
abashment
abate
abatement
abbas
abbess
abbey

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French abatement, derived from abatre ('to beat down' or 'to abolish'), which traces back to Late Latin abbattuere, from ad- ('to') and battuere ('to beat').

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