Definition of Abatement
Abatement
Ab·ate·ment
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
Reduction or decrease in intensity, amount, or degree.
e.g. The government offered an abatement in taxes to encourage business growth.
(noun)
a reduction or deduction, or the amount to which something is reduced (abated);
e.g. There has been a significant abatement in the bird population of this area.
(noun)
in legal usage, the reduction, deduction, or removal of something that is considered a nuisance, especially taxes;
e.g. The authorities ordered a noise abatement at the nightclub.
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