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abatement (noun)

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  • abatement — abate a‧bate [əˈbeɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] formal to become less strong or damaging, or to make something do this: • The level of wage settlements has shown no signs of abating in recent months. abatement noun [uncountable] …   Financial and business terms

  • abatement — abate ► VERB 1) (of something bad) become less intense or widespread. 2) Law reduce or remove (a nuisance). DERIVATIVES abatement noun. ORIGIN Old French abatre to fell , from Latin battere to beat …   English terms dictionary

  • abatement — abate·ment /ə bāt mənt/ n 1: the act or process of abating or the state of being abated challenged the abatement of her bequest abatement of a private nuisance by self help W. L. Prosser and W. P. Keeton 2: an amount abated …   Law dictionary

  • abatement — noun 1. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something • Syn: ↑suspension, ↑respite, ↑reprieve, ↑hiatus • Derivationally related forms: ↑abate, ↑suspend (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • abatement of a nuisance — noun (law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance • Syn: ↑nuisance abatement • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑abatement …   Useful english dictionary

  • abatement — noun 1) the storm rages with no sign of abatement Syn: subsiding, dying down/away/out, lessening, easing (off), letup, decrease, moderation, decline, ebb 2) noise abatement Syn: decrease, reduction …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • abatement — noun 1) the storm still rages with no sign of abatement Syn: subsiding, dying down/away/out, lessening, easing (off), let up 2) noise abatement Syn: reduction, control …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • abatement — noun a) The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof. b) The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of… …   Wiktionary

  • abatement — noun Abatement is used after these nouns: ↑pollution …   Collocations dictionary

  • abatement — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of abating ; the state of being abated 2. an amount abated; especially a deduction from the full amount of a tax …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • abatement — a|bate|ment [ ə beıtmənt ] noun uncount FORMAL a reduction in something harmful or unpleasant: noise/pollution abatement …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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