Definitions for abatementəˈbeɪt mənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•bate•mentəˈbeɪt mənt(n.)
reduction or alleviation; decrease.
suppression or termination:
noise abatement.
an amount deducted, as from the full price or tax.
Category: Business
Origin of abatement:
1300–50; ME < MF
Princeton's WordNet
suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement(noun)
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
abatement(noun)
the act of abating
"laws enforcing noise abatement"
Webster Dictionary
Abatement(noun)
the act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof
Abatement(noun)
the amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed
Abatement(noun)
a mark of dishonor on an escutcheon
Abatement(noun)
the entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Abatement
a mark of disgrace in a coat of arms.
Translations for abatement
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- uitwoedingAfrikaans

- تَخْفِيف، مَبْلَغ مُسقَط مِن الضَّريبهArabic

- намаляванеBulgarian

- diminuiçãoPortuguese (BR)

- zeslabení, zmírněníCzech

- das NachlassenGerman

- formindskelse; reduktionDanish

- ελάττωση, ύφεσηGreek

- disminuciónSpanish

- leevenemine, raugemineEstonian

- کاهش؛ تخفیفFarsi

- laantuminenFinnish

- diminutionFrench

- הַפחָתָהHebrew

- कमीHindi

- popuštanjeCroatian

- enyhülésHungarian

- penguranganIndonesian

- minnkun, lækkunIcelandic

- diminuzioneItalian

- 減少Japanese

- 감소, 완화Korean

- sumažėjimas, nuslūgimasLithuanian

- samazināšana; mazināšanās, atslābšana; pierimšanaLatvian

- keredaanMalay

- het bedarenDutch

- tilbakegang, minking, reduseringNorwegian

- słabnięciePolish

- کاهش؛ تخفیفPersian

- كمښت، تخفيفPashto

- diminuiçãoPortuguese

- domolire; reducereRomanian

- ослаблениеRussian

- zmenšenieSlovak

- omejevanjeSlovenian

- smanjenjeSerbian

- avtagandeSwedish

- การลดลงThai

- azal(t)maTurkish

- 減輕,消退Chinese (Trad.)

- зменшення, послабленняUkrainian

- کم ، ہلکاUrdu

- sự dịu điVietnamese

- 减少,减轻Chinese (Simp.)

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