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
State bills would offer abatements to building owners for quick repairs and give tenants the right to sue building owners who fail to complete repairs.
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Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 14 Mar. 2025
Under the tax agreement, the company will receive abatements from the county based on property upgrades, including $44 million in facility improvements and $150 million in Tesla manufacturing equipment.
—Zaheer Kachwala, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The company operates in two segments: Production Solutions and Natural Gas Technologies, with a focus on providing production optimization, artificial lift, and methane abatement solutions for the oil and natural gas industry.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
Previously, the city has focused on camp sweeps and abatement.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 14 Mar. 2025
Under the tax agreement, the company will receive abatements from the county based on property upgrades, including $44 million in facility improvements and $150 million in Tesla manufacturing equipment.
—Zaheer Kachwala, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The company operates in two segments: Production Solutions and Natural Gas Technologies, with a focus on providing production optimization, artificial lift, and methane abatement solutions for the oil and natural gas industry.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
Previously, the city has focused on camp sweeps and abatement.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abatement
Noun
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Such reductions would likely require cuts to Medicaid, the joint federal-state health care plan for low-income residents, but exactly how those cuts would be implementedhas yet to be decided.—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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Obviously, income reductions aren't advisable but can come with an income-tax silver lining.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Analysts project earnings of $0.68 per share on sales of $14.11 billion, indicating a decrease from the earnings of $0.82 per share and sales of $14.88 billion in the same quarter last year.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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In the first half of 2024, 3.12 million animals entered U.S. shelters, according to Shelter Animals Count, a decrease from the same period in 2023.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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Tubman’s fearless activism led to the eventual abolition of slavery and inspired later generations of civil rights leaders.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, the reality is that the consequences of slavery and segregation did not end with their legal abolition.—
C. Anthony Muse,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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But the 2018 tax law eliminated tax deductions for many legal fees.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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There is a limit: Your loan servicer can only take up to 15% of your disposable pay, which is your income after mandatory deductions like taxes but before voluntary deductions like your 401(k) contributions or health insurance premiums, McClary says.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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This is a result of a profit-first capitalist system in crisis in the epoch of imperialism’s decline.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Gold’s warning What’s more, the spike in gold prices this year has continued to signal a risk-off mentality among investors, as gold tends to rally during periods of decline in stocks.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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Yet, the job is so enormous, he’s hardly made a dent.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Would a $3,500 U.S.-made iPhone make a dent in sales?—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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That was the sharpest drop except for that seen at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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That's a drop of 11 from the previous Sunday-to-Friday reporting period.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Abatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abatement. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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