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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
a·bate·ment    Audio Help   [uh-beyt-muhnt] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act or state of abating or the state of being abated; reduction; decrease; alleviation; mitigation.
2.suppression or termination: abatement of a nuisance; noise abatement.
3.an amount deducted or subtracted, as from the usual price or the full tax.
4.Law.
a.a reduction of a tax assessment.
b.the termination of a nuisance.
c.a wrongful entry on land made by a stranger, after the owner's death and before the owner's heir or devisee has obtained possession.
d.a decrease in the legacies of a will when the assets of an estate are insufficient to pay all general legacies in full.
5.Also called rebatement. Heraldry. a charge or mark that, when introduced into a coat of arms, indicates the owner's disgrace.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME < MF; see abate, -ment]

—Synonyms 1. lessening, letup, diminution. 2. end, cessation.
—Antonyms 1. intensification, increase.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  decrease
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  The act or process of decreasing.
Synonyms:  curtailment, cut, cutback, decrement, diminishment, diminution, drain, reduction, slash, slowdown, taper
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  deduction
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  An amount deducted.
Synonyms:  discount, rebate, reduction
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  wane
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  The act or process of becoming less active or intense.
Synonyms:  ebb, letup, remission, slackening, subsidence
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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