abatement

abatement has 6 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

• n.. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.
• n.. The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed.
• n.. A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.
• n.. The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.
• n.. the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"
• n.. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something