abatement

noun

ə-ˈbāt-mənt How to pronounce abatement (audio)
Definition of abatementnext
1
as in reduction
something that is or may be subtracted entitled to a tax abatement for child care expenses

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2
as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened there's been a significant abatement in noise from the floor above since the upstairs neighbors installed carpets

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3
as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action sought an abatement of the court proceeding on the grounds that the plaintiff had no legal standing in the case

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Recent Examples of abatement The abatement district said anyone experiencing symptoms after experiencing mosquito bites should seek medical attention promptly. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 15 June 2026 The city’s Hartford Department of Health and Human Services offers a lead abatement program for qualifying homes up through November of this year, according to the mayor. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026 Firefighters stopped forward progress on a roughly 35-acre grass fire sparked by weed abatement Thursday afternoon on private property just east of Sacramento near Camellia Memorial Lawn, authorities said. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 Also at Tuesday’s meeting, Carlsbad’s two representatives on the county’s nine-member Palomar Airport Advisory Committee reported on their work with a subcommittee that reviewed the county’s voluntary noise abatement program, or VNAP, for pilots using the airport. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for abatement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abatement
  1. reduction
  2. decrease
  3. abolition
  4. deduction
  5. decline
  6. repeal
  7. dent
  8. drop
Noun
  • In Cañon City, Colorado, authorities are aiming for a 20% to 30% reduction in water use while asking residents to voluntarily conserve outdoor water consumption.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Voltage reductions were also happening earlier in the day in parts of Staten Island, Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Westchester, Con Edison spokesperson Jamie McShane told CNN.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Definition of reduction
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  • Despite the criticism Williams has received for her hiring practices, Beasley-Pittman noted a decrease in the city’s personnel budget growth.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Yet, if investments in digital defense hit record highs every year, why doesn't corporate vulnerability decrease?
    — Vicente Pava, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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  • Once free, Jennings served the abolition movement, wrote the first White House memoir, and witnessed his sons fight with the Union Army in the Civil War.
    — Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • In those days, there were divinity-school students from Yale, Andover, and Amherst preaching abolition and establishing schools throughout the frontier.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Definition of abolition
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  • That shift can mean a lower standard deduction and narrower brackets, raising taxes even when expenses haven't dropped.
    — Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Without the match sweetening the deal, the argument for prioritizing retirement contributions over debt payoff weakens somewhat — though the tax deduction on traditional 401(k) contributions still has value.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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  • If inflation is outpacing nominal interest rates, the real return on bonds and other income-producing assets declines or even becomes negative.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • This decline has pinched profit margins in the 401(k) world, said Kai Richter, an attorney with Cohen Milstein who has long specialized in ERISA class-action cases.
    — Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 8 July 2026
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  • The loss of those credits, combined with the administration’s repeal of tailpipe emissions rules, will significantly slow EV uptake in the US, Energy Innovation projects.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • For defenders, a subsidy regime this complex is vulnerable not only to broad repeal, but to administrative friction.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of repeal
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  • The photos of the front and driver’s side of a white van show no dents or scratches.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Additionally, even the most reliable cars get dents and dings, and all vehicles need routine maintenance over time.
    — Chris Teague, AJC.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of dent
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  • The patriotic ball drop is scheduled to air at midnight ET on CNN as July 3 turns into July 4 in Times Square.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Tesla’s results – which came in above expectations – indicate the company may be recovering after two straight years of annual sales drops and the removal EV tax credits in the US, which has lowered the incentive for prospective American buyers.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
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