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abatement Definition

abate·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. a lessening or reduction
  2. an amount deducted; extent of a reduction
  3. Law the termination of a suit, quashing of a nuisance, etc.

Etymology: OFr: see abate

abatement Synonyms

abatement

n.

abatement Finance Definition
The reduction or suspension of payments. For example, a municipality may give a corporation tax abatements to lure the corporation to the city. An abatement also may be used in a contract in the event that some extraordinary situation arises. See also tax abatement.
abatement Law Definition

n

  1. The act of abating.
  2. The process of, or the state of, being abated.
  3. The amount abated.
abatement Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • nuisance: These conditions might relate to payment of rent or the abatement of a nuisance.
  • pension: Statements of policy concerning abatement of retirement pension in new employment 42.
  • rent: Partial destruction entitles the tenant to an abatement of rent.
  • fee: A complaint classified as IPS would, if upheld, enable the Law Society to order compensation and a refund or abatement of fees.

Converse of object

  • require: The court will then make an order requiring the abatement of the nuisance or prohibiting its recurrence.
  • concern: Statements of policy concerning abatement of retirement pension in new employment 42.
  • secure: The Council [ SCDC ] may also take proceedings in the High Court for securing the abatement, prohibition or restriction of the nuisance.

Adjective modifier

  • nuisance: Position reviews zoning approvals and performs inspections for property maintenance, zoning compliance and nuisance abatement.

Modifies a noun

  • notice: You can report noise online here In cases where noise nuisance has been proved an abatement notice will be served.
  • equipment: Dust emissions from its two seed plants will be significantly reduced by new abatement equipment.
  • measure: Hazard abatement measures - against electric shock or the effects of electromagnetic emissions - are also addressed in IEC standards.
  • technology: Due to the cost of abatement technology, the cost of this disposal route has soared.
  • zone: Noise abatement zones register ( Control of Pollution Act 1974 ).
  • strategy: Ideally, an abatement strategy would detail the most cost-effective set of emission reductions needed to attain critical loads.

Noun used with modifier

  • noise: Maybe the drivers could be served with a noise abatement notice?
  • odor: Furthermore, the submission does not include any details of odor abatement and hence is also contrary to the above policy.
  • pollution: Reduction in the cost of pollution abatement by process optimization.
  • asbestos: Asbestos Abatement in the 1990s by Laurie Kazan-Allen was published in the July, 1996 issue of the The Occupational Health Review.
  • carbon: Britain will become a leader in clean coal and carbon abatement policies.
  • flood: We are looking particularly at the marsh area, the need for flood abatement set against a healthy reedbed with its attendant wildlife.

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