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abatement
/əˈbeɪt.mənt/
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uh-BAYT-munt: stress BAYT.
The long a is followed by t before the m of the ending. Keep that transition compact, with no extra vowel between t and m.
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“The notice described the planned noise abatement work.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does abatement mean?
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 deduction of minor revenues incidental to an operation in calculating the cost of the operation.
- The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
More meanings (8)
noun
- The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.
- An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
- A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer.
- Waste of stuff in preparing to size.
- A beating down, a putting down.
- A quashing, a judicial defeat, the rendering abortive by law.
- Forcible entry of a stranger into an inheritance when the person seised of it dies, and before the heir or devisee can take possession; ouster.
- rebatement, real or imaginary marks of disgrace affixed to an escutcheon.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈbeɪt.mənt/
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The vice, however, continued to prevail without abatement in the palaces of kings and the mansions of the great.
The snow fell without abatement until an hour or two after what seemed to be the natural darkness of the night.
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It might be of importance, however, that the abatement of the tax should encourage him to cultivate to a certain extent only.
The evening wore away with no abatement of this soothing politeness; and her spirits were gradually raised to a modest tranquillity.
In this condition he survived nine days; there was not the slightest abatement of the priapism until a few moments before his death.