abatement

noun

abate·​ment ə-ˈbāt-mənt How to pronounce abatement (audio)
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

Examples of abatement in a Sentence

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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 Swift said, however, that the abatement dispute override mathematically blunts the tax impact on homeowners, which was the intent of Wu’s tax proposal. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025 The director of the health department’s home environmental health program has been loaned to the district to fill that role as abatement on the buildings continues. Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 9 May 2025 As both nations work to balance energy security with climate responsibilities, collaboration on cleaner LNG production, carbon capture, and methane abatement technologies could ensure that this project supports environmental goals alongside strategic ones. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for abatement

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of abatement was in the 15th century

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“Abatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abatement. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

abatement

noun
abate·​ment ə-ˈbāt-mənt How to pronounce abatement (audio)
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 How to pronounce abatement (audio)
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-helpW. L. Prosser and W. P. Keeton
2
: an amount abated : deduction
especially : a deduction from the full amount of a tax

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