abatement

Definitions

General Science

• noun a reduction in strength or intensity

Accounting

• noun a reduction in a payment, e.g., if a company’s or individual’s total assets are insufficient to cover their debts or legacies

Banking

• noun an act of reducing

Construction

• The encapsulation or removal of building materials containing pollutants (such as lead or asbestos) to prevent the release of or exposure to fibers.
• In lumber industry, the amount of wood lost as waste during the process of sawing or planing.

Law

• noun the legal right to remove or stop a nuisance once a reasonable period of notice has been given to the wrongdoer
• noun the reduction of a legacy when the deceased person has not left enough money to pay it in full
• noun the reduction or removal of a debt when a person has failed to leave enough money to cover a legacy in full.

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Contexts for “abatement”

8 definitions in context
• General Science
• Accounting
• Banking
• Construction
• Law