abate a tax
11Abated — Abate A*bate ([.a]*b[=a]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abated}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Abating}.] [OF. abatre to beat down, F. abattre, LL. abatere; ab or ad + batere, battere (popular form for L. batuere to beat). Cf. {Bate}, {Batter}.] 1. To beat down; to …
12Abating — Abate A*bate ([.a]*b[=a]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abated}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Abating}.] [OF. abatre to beat down, F. abattre, LL. abatere; ab or ad + batere, battere (popular form for L. batuere to beat). Cf. {Bate}, {Batter}.] 1. To beat down; to …
13a|bat´or — a|bate «uh BAYT», verb, a|bat|ed, a|bat|ing. –v.t. 1. to make less in force or intensity; decrease; diminish: »The medicine abated his pain. Soft words did not abate her fury …
14a|bat´er — a|bate «uh BAYT», verb, a|bat|ed, a|bat|ing. –v.t. 1. to make less in force or intensity; decrease; diminish: »The medicine abated his pain. Soft words did not abate her fury …
15a|bate — «uh BAYT», verb, a|bat|ed, a|bat|ing. –v.t. 1. to make less in force or intensity; decrease; diminish: »The medicine abated his pain. Soft words did not abate her fury …
16aggrieved party — One who is injuriously affected by the act or omission of another. Anno: 13 ALR 301. One whose personal interests are or may be affected adversely. Anno: 74 ALR 1221 (review of refusal to abate a tax.) One, within the meaning of the statute… …
17abatement — abate a‧bate [əˈbeɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] formal to become less strong or damaging, or to make something do this: • The level of wage settlements has shown no signs of abating in recent months. abatement noun [uncountable] …
18Environmental economics — is a subfield of economics concerned with environmental issues. Quoting from the National Bureau of Economic Research Environmental Economics program:Cquote| [...] Environmental Economics [...] undertakes theoretical or empirical studies of the… …
19State motorcyclists' rights organizations — (SMROs) exist in about 32 US states, 25 of which call themselves ABATE of (state name), the rest going by various other names. SMROs advocate for a point of view in motorcycling that is, in general, hostile to mandatory helmet laws, required… …
20Emissions trading — (or emission trading) is an administrative approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants. It is sometimes called cap and trade.A central authority (usually a government …
