abatement
noun
abate·ment
ə-ˈbāt-mənt 
1
: the act or process of reducing or otherwise abating something
abatement of pollution
: the state of being abated
a storm continuing without abatement [=without weakening]
2
: an amount abated
especially
: a deduction from the full amount of a tax
… devised tax credits, refunds, and abatements to benefit private corporations … —
William Greider
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Enhance La Jolla has authority to augment services provided by the city, including landscape maintenance, street and sidewalk cleaning, litter and graffiti abatement and additional trash collection.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Twice in the past 10 years the city of Fort Worth has sued the owner, Shetal Patel and his company, RMP Hospitality, LLC, under nuisance abatement statutes, citing evidence of extensive criminal activity on the premises.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
Ahead of the abatement from Kellanova, Castillo said Santa Clara County District 2 Supervisor Betty Duong, District 3 City Councilmember Anthony Tordillos’ office and several community organizations attempted to find alternative locations.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The rare abatement from the data blackout is due to the Social Security Administration’s need to have third-quarter CPI data to calculate and publish its annual cost-of-living adjustments.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Twice in the past 10 years the city of Fort Worth has sued the owner, Shetal Patel and his company, RMP Hospitality, LLC, under nuisance abatement statutes, citing evidence of extensive criminal activity on the premises.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
Ahead of the abatement from Kellanova, Castillo said Santa Clara County District 2 Supervisor Betty Duong, District 3 City Councilmember Anthony Tordillos’ office and several community organizations attempted to find alternative locations.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The rare abatement from the data blackout is due to the Social Security Administration’s need to have third-quarter CPI data to calculate and publish its annual cost-of-living adjustments.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for abatement
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“Abatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abatement. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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abatement
noun
abate·ment
ə-ˈbāt-mənt
1
: the act or process of abating : the state of being abated
2
: an amount abated (as from a tax)
Legal Definition
abatement
noun
abate·ment
ə-ˈbāt-mənt
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
W. L. Prosser and W. P. Keeton2
: an amount abated : deduction
especially
: a deduction from the full amount of a tax
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