abatement

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈbeɪtmənt/ UK /əˈbeɪt.mənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #94984

Meanings

1

noun
the act of abating

Laws enforcing noise abatement.
2

noun
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.

The abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.
3

noun
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
4

noun
The deduction of minor revenues incidental to an operation in calculating the cost of the operation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · the act of abating, or the... assuagement

3 noun · an interruption in the... suspension

More declension decline decrease deduction depreciation diminution discount drawback ebbevanishmentfading lessening

Opposites

accession accretion aggrandizement augmentation development dilation enlargement growth increase increment

Word family

Derived forms photoabatement

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Phrases (1)

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asbestos abatement
work done to remove asbestos from a building

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English abatement, from Anglo-Norman abatre (“to abate”) (from Old French abatre), + -ment; equivalent to abate + -ment.

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# abatement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈbeɪtmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈbeɪt.mənt/
**Frequency rank:** 94984

## Meanings
1. the act of abating
2. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
3. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
4. The deduction of minor revenues incidental to an operation in calculating the cost of the operation.

## Examples
- Laws enforcing noise abatement.
- The abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.

## Synonyms
- declension
- decline
- decrease
- deduction
- depreciation
- diminution
- discount
- drawback
- ebb
- evanishment
- fading
- lessening

## Antonyms
- accession
- accretion
- aggrandizement
- augmentation
- development
- dilation
- enlargement
- growth
- increase
- increment

## Derived Forms
- photoabatement

## Etymology
From Middle English abatement, from Anglo-Norman abatre (“to abate”) (from Old French abatre), + -ment; equivalent to abate + -ment.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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