abatement

a·bate·ment

 (ə-bāt′mənt)

n.

1. Reduction in amount, degree, or intensity; diminution.

2. The amount lowered; a reduction.

3. Law The act of reducing something, such as a tax, for some period of time or of eliminating something, such as a nuisance, permanently.

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abatement

(əˈbeɪtmənt)

n

1. diminution or alleviation; decrease

2. suppression or termination: the abatement of a nuisance.

3. the amount by which something is reduced, such as the cost of an article

4. (Law) property law a decrease in the payment to creditors or legatees when the assets of the debtor or estate are insufficient to meet all payments in full

5. (Law) property law (formerly) a wrongful entry on land by a stranger who takes possession after the death of the owner and before the heir has entered into possession

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a•bate•ment

(əˈbeɪt mənt)

n.

1. reduction or alleviation; decrease.

2. suppression or termination: noise abatement.

3. an amount deducted, as from the full price or tax.

[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abatement - an interruption in the intensity or amount of something hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension break, interruption - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" defervescence - abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature remission, subsidence, remittal - an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"
	2.	abatement - the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement" mitigation, moderation - the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions" abatement of a nuisance, nuisance abatement - (law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance

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abatement

noun

1. decrease, slowing, decline, easing, sinking, fading, weakening, relaxation, dwindling, lessening, waning, subsiding, ebbing, cessation, let-up, slackening, diminution, tapering off, attenuation Demand for the product shows no sign of abatement.

2. reduction, slowing, relief, easing, weakening, dulling, decrease, lessening, cutback, quelling, moderation, remission, slackening, mitigation, diminution, curtailment, alleviation, attenuation, extenuation noise abatement

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abatement

noun

1. The act or process of decreasing:

curtailment, cut, cutback, decrease, decrement, diminishment, diminution, drain, reduction, slash, slowdown, taper.

2. The act or process of becoming less active or intense:

ebb, letup, remission, slackening, subsidence, wane.

3. An amount deducted:

deduction, discount, rebate, reduction.

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Translations

تَخْفِيف، مَبْلَغ مُسقَط مِن الضَّريبه

zeslabenízmírnění

formindskelsereduktion

Nachlassen

abaissementabattementdiminutionrabaisréduction

enyhülés

minnkun, lækkun

abbuonocancellazionedetrazionefalcidialenimento

minkingreduseringtilbakegang

спад

zmenšenie

azal ma

减少减轻

abatement

[əˈbeɪtmənt] N

1. (= reduction) [of wind, storm] → amaine m; [of fever, flood] → bajada f; [of anger] → aplacamiento m; [of enthusiasm] → moderación f; [of pain, symptoms] → remisión f

2. (Jur) [of noise, pollution] (= elimination) → eliminación f; (= reduction) → disminución f, moderación f

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abatement

[əˈbeɪtmənt] n
noise abatement → lutte f contre le bruit
noise abatement society → ligue pour la lutte contre le bruit

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abatement

n → Nachlassen nt; (of storm, eagerness, interest also) → Abflauen nt; (of pain also) → Abklingen nt; (of flood) → Rückgang m; (of rent, tax) → Senkung f; the noise abatement society → die Gesellschaft zur Bekämpfung von Lärm

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abatement

[əˈbeɪtmənt] n (frm) (of pollution, noise) → soppressione f, eliminazione f
Noise Abatement Society associazione contro l'inquinamento acustico

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abate

(əˈbeit) verb

to become less. The storm abated. uitwoed يَخِفْ، يَهْدأ утихвам diminuir zeslábnout, zmírnit se nachlassen aftage κοπάζωdisminuir, amainar leevenema, raugema فروکش کردن laantua diminuer לְהַחֲלִישׁ, לִשׁכּוֹך कम होना umanjiti enyhül reda minnka, lægja diminuire 和らぐ 약해지다 sumažėti, nurimti mazināt[]; atslābt; pierimt reda bedarenavta, minkesłabnąć كميدل diminuir a se domoli; a se micşora ослабевать zmenšiť sa; zmierniť sa; utíšiť sa poleči se; znižati smanjiti avta น้อยลง; สิ้นสุด dinmek, yatışmak 減輕，消退 ослабляти; зменшувати کم ہونا ، ہلکا ہونا dịu đi 减少，减轻

aˈbatement noun

uitwoeding تَخْفِيف، مَبْلَغ مُسقَط مِن الضَّريبه намаляване diminuição zeslabení, zmírnění das Nachlassen formindskelse; reduktion ελάττωση, ύφεσηdisminución leevenemine, raugemine کاهش؛ تخفیف laantuminen diminutionהפחתה कमी popuštanje enyhülés pengurangan minnkun, lækkun diminuzione 減少 감소, 완화 sumažėjimas, nuslūgimas samazināšana; mazināšanās, atslābšana; pierimšana keredaan het bedaren tilbakegang, minking, redusering słabnięcie كمښت، تخفيف diminuição domolire; reducere ослабление zmenšenie omejevanje smanjenje avtagande การลดลง azalma 減輕，消退 зменшення, послаблення کم ، ہلکا sự dịu đi 减少，减轻

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