abatement
Definition 1
Commerce: Reduction in the amount of a bill or charge such as demurrage, overtime penalty, or rent.
Definition 2
Environment: Elimination or reduction of polluting or hazardous substances (such as asbestos) by either removing them completely or lessening their effect through better waste management.
Definition 3
Legal: Suspension of a court action, or bringing it to a close before the final decision.
Definition 4
Taxation: Rebate given in levies or taxes under special circumstances, such as in aftermath of natural disasters.
abatement is in the Accounting & Auditing, Corporate, Commercial, & General Law, Economics, Politics, & Society and Environment & Pollution Control subjects.
abatement appears in the definition of the following term: remediation
abatement appears in the other terms: tax abatement, asbestos abatement
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