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  2. 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

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      a situation in which a rate, price, etc. goes down, or goes...

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Abatement means a reduction in the strength or power of something or the reduction of it.

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. n. 1. Reduction in amount, degree, or intensity; diminution. 2. The amount lowered; a reduction. 3. Law 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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