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curtailment, decrease, decrement, deduction (diminution)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
decrescence
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decrescence — de·cres·cence … English syllables
decrescence — də̇ˈkresən(t)s, dēˈ noun ( s) Etymology: Latin decrescentia, from decrescent , decrescens (present participle of decrescere to decrease) + ia y : the act or process of decreasing; specifically … Useful english dictionary
decrescent — decrescence, n. /di kres euhnt/, adj. 1. diminishing; decreasing. 2. waning, as the moon. [1600 10; < L decrescent (s. of decrescens), prp. of decrescere to DECREASE; see ENT] * * * … Universalium
deduction — de·duc·tion n 1: an amount allowed by tax laws to be subtracted from income in order to decrease the amount of income tax due see also internal revenue code in the important laws section compare credit, ex … Law dictionary
curtailment — I noun abatement, abbreviation, abbreviature, abridgment, compression, condensation, constriction, contraction, cut back, cutting down, cutting off, declension, decline, decrease, decrescence, depression, deprivation, diminishment, diminution,… … Law dictionary
decrease — I noun abatement, abbreviation, abridgment, alleviation, attenuation, constriction, contraction, curtailment, cut, cutback, deceleration, declension, declination, decline, decline and fall, decrement, decrescence, deduction, deflation, deminutio … Law dictionary
decrement — I noun abatement, abridgment, contraction, curtailment, cut, damage, declension, decrease decrescence, deduction, deficit, depletion, diminishment, diminution, dissipation, drain, erosion, exhaustion, expenditure, leak, leakage, lessening, loss,… … Law dictionary
abatement — Synonyms and related words: abridgment, agio, allayment, alleviation, allowance, analgesia, anesthesia, anesthetizing, appeasement, assuagement, attenuation, attrition, bank discount, blunting, breakage, calming, cash discount, chain discount,… … Moby Thesaurus
abridgment — Synonyms and related words: abatement, abbreviation, abstract, alleviation, aphorism, apocope, attenuation, bereavement, blue penciling, bowdlerization, breviary, brief, cancellation, capsule, censoring, censorship, compendium, compression,… … Moby Thesaurus
alleviation — Synonyms and related words: abatement, abridgment, allayment, analgesia, anesthesia, anesthetizing, appeasement, assuagement, attenuation, blunting, calming, contraction, dampening, damping, deadening, decrease, decrement, decrescence, deduction … Moby Thesaurus
