Abatement

[ə'beɪtm(ə)nt] or [ə'betmənt]

Definition

(noun.) the act of abating; 'laws enforcing noise abatement'.

Editor: Trudy--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed.

(n.) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.

(n.) The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.

Editor: Sidney

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Diminution, decrease, lessening, mitigation, assuagement, decrement, extenuation, remission.[2]. Subsidence, wane, ebb.[3]. Discount, allowance, rebate, deduction, reduction, drawback.

Typist: Ursula

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