how to pronounce abatement

/əˈbɛɪt.mənt/

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abatement is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of abatement in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… do it and as an abatement strategy very …”

meanings of abatement

noun:

The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer.<ref name =WI3/>.
The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression of.

abatement frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word abatement occurs in english on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics abatement can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that abatement can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;