abatement en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /əˈbeɪt.mənt/ (UK, US)
Etymology
From Middle English abatement, from Anglo-Norman abatre (“to abate”) (from Old French abatre), + -ment; equivalent to abate + -ment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:abatement.
The abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.
- (countable, uncountable) The deduction of minor revenues incidental to an operation in calculating the cost of the operation.
- (countable, uncountable) The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
- (countable, uncountable) The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.
- (countable, uncountable) An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
- (countable, uncountable) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer.
- (Scotland, countable, uncountable) Waste of stuff in preparing to size.
- (countable, uncountable) A beating down, a putting down.
- (countable, uncountable) A quashing, a judicial defeat, the rendering abortive by law.
- (countable, uncountable) Forcible entry of a stranger into an inheritance when the person seised of it dies, and before the heir or devisee can take possession; ouster.
- (countable, uncountable) rebatement, real or imaginary marks of disgrace affixed to an escutcheon.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| abatements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
aggrandizement (antonym(s) of “lessening”) · accession (antonym(s) of “lessening”) · dilation (antonym(s) of “lessening”) · accretion (antonym(s) of “lessening”) · enlargement (antonym(s) of “lessening”) · increment (antonym(s) of “lessening”) · growth (antonym(s) of “lessening”) · augmentation (antonym(s) of “lessening”) · increase (antonym(s) of “lessening”) · development (antonym(s) of “lessening”)
Deriveds
plea in abatement · defense in abatement · tax abatement · abatement ab initio · photoabatement · in abatement
Synonyms
moderation · depreciation · subsidence · deduction · discount · lessening · decrease · reduction · ebb · settling · rebate (in tax) · fading · mitigation · lowering · diminution · drawback · assuagement (lessening) · evanishment · remission · sinking · decline · waning. See also Thesaurus:diminution · remission (in tax) · allowance (in tax) · declension
Translations (61)
fi lievennys (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · nl afname (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · mi tāngangaotanga (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · nl korting (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · ga maolú (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · arz تنقيص (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · bg понижение (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · gv tuittym (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · fr dégrèvement (An amount abated) · pt extenuação (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · fi vähennys (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · it calo ((accounting) The deduction of minor revenues incidental to an operation) · nl vermindering (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · ru сниже́ние (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · nl verzachting (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · bg фира ((Scotland) Waste of stuff in preparing to size) · pt abatimento (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · gv lhaggagh(ey) (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · gv meeinaghey (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · gv sloateil (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · nl inkrimping (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · ga lagú (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · fr abaissement ((heraldry) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon) · arz اضعاف (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · no bekjempelse (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · it riduzione (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · fr déduction (An amount abated) · no minking (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · fr diminution (An amount abated) · oc abatement (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · fr réduction (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · ia diminution (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · ota اكرام (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · no det å avta (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · cs snížení (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · de Abnahme (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · ar إِنْقَاص (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · fr crédit (An amount abated) · it diminuzione (An amount abated) · bg облекчение (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · mi māwhetanga (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · es disminución (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · it riduzione (An amount abated) · de Unterdrückung (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · gv traih (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · ar إضْعَاف (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · it riduzione ((accounting) The deduction of minor revenues incidental to an operation) · de Verringerung (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · bg смекчаване (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · bg облекчение (An amount abated) · de Verminderung (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · arz تقليل (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · ar تَقْلِيل (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · ru уменьше́ние (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · nl afslag (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · it ribasso ((accounting) The deduction of minor revenues incidental to an operation) · fr défalcation ((accounting) The deduction of minor revenues incidental to an operation) · no reduksjon (the act of abating or the state of being abated) · fr réduction (An amount abated) · fr abattement (An amount abated) · ga laghdú (the act of abating or the state of being abated)