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abatement

[uh-beyt-muhnt] / əˈbeɪt mənt /


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By exempting improvements while continuing to tax land—and by making the abatement broad, automatic and predictable—the city let markets decide where demand justified new housing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

If someone hasn’t paid a penalty yet, they could say they were owed an abatement to reduce or eliminate the penalty.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

"This shows that methane abatement and energy security are not competing priorities," Jorgensen told the conference.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

City officials even offered the warehouse owner, Dalfen Industrial, 10 years’ worth of tax abatement, totaling about $20 million, if they agreed not to sell their warehouse to DHS.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

The morrow produced no abatement of Mrs. Bennet’s ill-humour or ill health.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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