The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.
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.
An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
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.
Waste of stuff in preparing to size.
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.
The process of developing; growth, directed change.
A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
The expression of a function in the form of a series.
The building of such a project.
Something which has developed.
The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).
The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.
The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.
The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.