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

Synonyms

• reduction
• deduction

Examples of abatement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The proposed 101 Ash deal is a product of the city’s past mistakes and the unavoidable costs associated with asbestos abatement, Miller, the real estate professor, said. —Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025

Part of the proposal includes a request for tax increment financing, industrial revenue bonds, property tax abatement, and establishing a community improvement district, but those items are outside of the Planning Commission’s purview. —Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025

Evans suggested removing the diesel fuel lines for tractor trailers from the QuikTrip’s plan or that the city should offer nearby residents abatements if issues do come up. —R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2025

During Monday’s meeting, the City Council approved a new community improvement district, tax increment financing, industrial revenue bonds and a property tax abatement to help fund the project’s construction. —Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from abatre "to abate" + -ment -ment

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing abatement

• tax abatement

Rhymes for abatement

• overstatement
• reinstatement
• understatement
• affreightment
• misstatement
• restatement
• statement

Kids Definition

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

2

: an amount abated : deduction

especially : a deduction from the full amount of a tax