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
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
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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
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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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