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abatement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension |
| Type of | interruption, break |
| Has types | remittal, remission, defervescence, subsidence |
| Derivation | abate |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | moderation, mitigation |
| Has types | nuisance abatement, abatement of a nuisance |
laws enforcing noise abatement.
Examples of abatement
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The abatement would preserve 145 jobs and lead to 45 new jobs within five years.
From the stltoday.com
Canton is considering a 12-year abatement worth $544,247 to support the project.
From the freep.com
South Korea is achieving its abatement at the hefty cost of $225 to $401 a tonne.
From the canberratimes.com.au
As a result, the state remains committed to a unilateral carbon abatement policy.
From the theatlantic.com
The amount of tax abatement also was reduced to $18.9 million from $22 million.
From the stltoday.com
But the cheapest sources of abatement are difficult for policymakers to get at.
From the economist.com
When the abatement ceases, the land will revert to the original property owner.
From the tennessean.com
Yes, the threat of West Nile virus makes mosquito abatement an important fight.
From the suntimes.com
One demand was for the government to establish a greenhouse gas abatement program.
From the smh.com.au
- Suspension: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- The act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"
- (abate) slake: make less active or intense
- (abate) become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
- An abatement, in heraldry, is a modification of the shield or coat of arms that supposedly can be imposed by authority (in England supposedly by the Court of Chivalry) for misconduct. ...
- (ABATE) State motorcyclists' rights organizations (SMROs) exist in about 32 US states, 25 of which call themselves "ABATE of (state name)," the rest going by various other names. ...
- (Abate (surname)) Abate is a surname both of Ethiopian and Italian origin. People with it include the following: *Abiyote Abate (born 1980), Ethiopian long-distance runner *Atnafu Abate (late 1930s-1977), Ethiopian military officer and politician *Beniamino Abate (born 1962), Italian football ( ...
- Abated, an ancient technical term applied in masonry and metal work to those portions which are sunk beneath the surface, as in inscriptions where the ground is sunk round the letters so as to leave the letters or ornament in relief.
- 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; ...
