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
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Previously, the city has focused on camp sweeps and abatement.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
The Stern case features annual global abatement costs of $3.9 trillion in 2025, increasing to $6.9 trillion over ten years.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Additionally, Exxon will be required to put millions of dollars into an abatement fund that will enable California to address the plague of plastic pollution.
—Judith Enck, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2024
In exchange for the abatement, for example, AquaBounty agreed to maintain a certain number of jobs and donate a percentage of its savings to a county infrastructure fund and area schools.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2025
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
The Stern case features annual global abatement costs of $3.9 trillion in 2025, increasing to $6.9 trillion over ten years.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Additionally, Exxon will be required to put millions of dollars into an abatement fund that will enable California to address the plague of plastic pollution.
—Judith Enck, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2024
In exchange for the abatement, for example, AquaBounty agreed to maintain a certain number of jobs and donate a percentage of its savings to a county infrastructure fund and area schools.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 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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