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abatement

/uh-beyt-muhnt/US // əˈbeɪt mənt //UK // (əˈbeɪtmənt) //

消减,减排,减免,减轻

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or state of abating or the state of being abated; reduction; decrease; alleviation; mitigation.
    • : suppression or termination: abatement of a nuisance; noise abatement.
    • : an amount deducted or subtracted, as from the usual price or the full tax.
    • : Law. a reduction of a tax assessment.the termination of a nuisance.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.a decrease in the legacies of a will when the assets of an estate are insufficient to pay all general legacies in full.
    • : Also called rebatement. Heraldry. a charge or mark that, when introduced into a coat of arms, indicates the owner's disgrace.

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Examples

  • City data shows the number of postings and so-called abatements have decreased in recent months as the number of camps downtown has grown.

  • So-called abatement operations where homeless San Diegans are required to move to allow for cleaning dramatically ramped up on former Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s watch.

  • “The future does appear daunting, with the situation showing no signs of abatement.”

  • So there’s subleasing, there’s rent abatement, they can utilize security deposits applied towards rent.

  • Nevertheless, Kitchell goes on to recommend a massively expensive abatement project that is not based on a thorough inspection of building conditions, or a complete analysis of available documents.

  • He was hired by a local NGO working on poverty abatement issues.

  • Environmental lead abatement does a better job of explaining the crime decrease than almost any other variable.

  • Yet after every abatement has been made, they showed a strength of popular attachment to the Church which is very noteworthy.

  • The distress from his head continued for some time with little abatement, and naturally much affected his tone of mind.

  • If so, that is another difficulty in the way of making abatement in our demand, without their consent.

  • Here it may well be thought that the supernatural gift only took its appropriate abatement.

  • Nor will the close of the reconstruction period witness an abatement of this demand.