1
as in reduction
something that is or may be subtracted
entitled to a tax abatement for child care expenses
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2
as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
there's been a significant abatement in noise from the floor above since the upstairs neighbors installed carpets
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as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
sought an abatement of the court proceeding on the grounds that the plaintiff had no legal standing in the case
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Recent Examples of abatement
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in March that Trump’s tariffs may lead to a delay in the abatement of inflation.
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Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Weed abatement The City of Cupertino and Santa Clara County Department of Agriculture and Environmental Management are partnering to reduce fire hazards caused by overgrown vegetation and flammable materials.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
The bill outlines that such abatement requests can be submitted by mail, electronically, over the phone or in person.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Allow cities and towns, starting in October, to expand an existing property tax abatement program for police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians killed in the line of duty.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
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Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Weed abatement The City of Cupertino and Santa Clara County Department of Agriculture and Environmental Management are partnering to reduce fire hazards caused by overgrown vegetation and flammable materials.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
The bill outlines that such abatement requests can be submitted by mail, electronically, over the phone or in person.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Allow cities and towns, starting in October, to expand an existing property tax abatement program for police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians killed in the line of duty.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abatement
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Largely confirming what other economic models have predicted, the Congressional Budget Office's estimations show that the tradeoff for a $2.8 trillion deficit reduction over 10 years would be an overall reduction in household wealth.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 June 2025
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The answer lies in reframing identity governance as a foundational layer for risk reduction.—
Leslie Milne,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The freeze amounts to a 5% budget decrease for the universities due to the $2.4 billion budget shortfall.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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According to Spire, this rate increase just offsets the decrease in natural gas prices which took effect in November 2024.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2025
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The name originates from a sugar estate that once produced rum and sugar before the abolition of slavery and continues to support the distillery with Jamaican molasses to this day.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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But the mixed-race American actually has served an important role throughout the struggles for abolition, civil rights and political equality.—
Rebecca R. Bibbs,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Although the worldwide disclosure is technically required only if the estate claims deductions or treaty benefits, omitting the information can possibly cause the return to be treated as incomplete.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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State and local tax deduction Among the provisions that spurred extensive debate in the House was one allowing residents to deduct more in state and local taxes on their federal returns, known as SALT.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
2 June 2025
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Russell Reynolds' Global CEO Turnover Index reports that the average CEO tenure dropped from 8.1 years in Q1 2024 to 6.8 years in Q1 2025, marking the sharpest decline in recent years.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The decline in shipping has broader ripple effects on L.A.’s logistics economy.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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In Haiti’s case, neither a recent U.S. designation of the armed groups as terrorist organizations nor a multinational force led by Kenya has made a dent in the gangs’ ability to sow chaos.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2025
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Thus, minimum payments don’t make a dent in your loan’s principal.—
Christine Benz,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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The full-length leads during a packed frame of exciting new releases, as this Friday (June 6), includes drops from stars across genres — but none of them can quite compete with Wayne at the moment.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Tesla’s profits plummeted 71% over the first three months of the year, with reputation rankings showing a similarly precipitous drop amongst consumers.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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“Abatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abatement. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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