Increment vs Abatement - What's the difference?
increment | abatement |
The action of increasing or becoming greater.
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(heraldry) The waxing of the moon.
The amount of increase.
(rhetoric) An amplification without strict climax, as in the following passage: "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, think on these things."
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.
The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
(heraldry) 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.
(legal) 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.
(legal) The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.
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As nouns the difference between increment and abatement
is that increment is increment while abatement is 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 or abatement can be (legal) 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.increment
English
Noun
(en noun)- the seminary that furnisheth matter for the formation and increment of animal and vegetable bodies
- A nation, to be great, ought to be compressed in its increment by nations more civilized than itself.
Derived terms
* incremence (rare) * incrementalUsage notes
* Used in many technical fields, especially in mathematics and computing.Antonyms
* decrementabatement
English
(wikipedia abatement)Etymology 1
From (etyl) abatement, from (etyl) abatre.Noun
(en noun)- the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.