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
In exchange for the abatement, for example, AquaBounty agreed to maintain a certain number of jobs and donate a percentage of its savings to a county infrastructure fund and area schools.
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Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2025
Scott Spiker, the vice chair of the committee, worried that means fewer children will get the benefits of lead abatement.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
Habitat for Humanity plans to use about $4 million of the unspent funds to complete lead abatement in another 60 homes, Weber said.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
Randy Palmateer, business manager for the Northwestern Indiana Building and Construction Trades Council, added that any loss of money people think abatements bring is largely offset by workers spending their money in communities.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
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Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2025
Scott Spiker, the vice chair of the committee, worried that means fewer children will get the benefits of lead abatement.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
Habitat for Humanity plans to use about $4 million of the unspent funds to complete lead abatement in another 60 homes, Weber said.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
Randy Palmateer, business manager for the Northwestern Indiana Building and Construction Trades Council, added that any loss of money people think abatements bring is largely offset by workers spending their money in communities.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abatement
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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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That target implies a 14.2% decrease from Apple’s latest close.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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About 19% of Chicago’s adult homeless population — excluding migrants — reported having a physical disability, a 4% decrease compared with a year earlier, according to a 2024 report from the DFSS.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 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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Policymakers also have tools to help keep capital flowing—enhanced depreciation allowances and broader deductions for intangible drilling costs could spur reinvestment without upending the broader fiscal framework that has served the industry well.—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Congress should look to lower tax rates, not raise taxes by denying deductions for ordinary and necessary business expenses like state business taxes.—
Ryan Ellis,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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Last year, the government announced a 0.2% decline in the reimbursement rates for 2025.—
Mariam Sunny,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Apparel exports from Turkey saw a decline of 6 percent in January-February 2025, and a drop of 4.47 percent year-on-year in 2024, with the last month of the year falling almost 11 percent.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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Eliminating it isn’t going to make a dent in America’s $2 trillion deficit.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Compared to the Stanleys, my older girls experienced dents in their Owalas almost immediately.—
Chaunie Brusie, RN,
Parents,
9 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 also contributes to Alpha Direct's allure—many of the small companies that make these layers only make them in small drops.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Abatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abatement. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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