Abatement
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English
Noun
Abatement (plural Abatements)- 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.
- The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed.
- (heraldry) 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.
- (law) The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.
Synonyms for Abatement
reduction, lessening, diminution, decrease, subsidence, moderation.
Antonyms for Abatement
increase, augmentation, enlargement.
Derived terms
Thesaurus
abridgment, agio, allayment, alleviation, allowance, analgesia, anesthesia, anesthetizing, appeasement, assuagement, attenuation, attrition, bank discount, blunting, breakage, calming, cash discount, chain discount, charge-off, concession, contraction, cut, dampening, damping, deadening, debilitation, decrease, decrement, decrescence, deduction, deflation, demulsion, depreciation, depression, devitalization, dilution, diminishment, diminution, discount, drawback, dulcification, dulling, dying, dying off, ease, easement, easing, effemination, enervation, enfeeblement, evisceration, exhaustion, extenuation, fade-out, falling-off, fatigue, hushing, inanition, kickback, languishment, leniency, lessening, letdown, letup, lightening, loosening, lowering, lulling, miniaturization, mitigation, modulation, mollification, numbing, pacification, palliation, penalty, penalty clause, percentage, premium, price reduction, price-cut, quietening, quieting, rebate, rebatement, reduction, refund, relaxation, relief, remedy, remission, rollback, sagging, salvage, salving, scaling down, setoff, simplicity, slackening, softening, soothing, subduement, subtraction, tare, tempering, thinning, time discount, trade discount, tranquilization, tret, underselling, weakening, write-off
Etymology
From Old French abatement, French abattement.
