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

• deduction
• discount
• reduction

Examples of abatement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Otherwise, if the sidewalk is slick with ice or the lawn weeds have grown too tall, the city can contract a crew to handle the work, and then charge the property owner for the abatement. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2024

Next month, the city will ask Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City for $9 billion from the companies in abatement to pay for opioid crisis solutions. —Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024

Eligible developers could receive up to a 15-year tax break and could renew that abatement for an additional 15 years. —Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024

The first part would amend the tax code to postpone tax deadlines and provide tax relief (including abatement of penalties and refund extensions) for U.S. nationals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024

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

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