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Abatement

In building industry language, the term "abatement" is often used in relation to inhibiting or reducing pollutant matter such as dust or asbestos. In planning and pre-design issues, abatement may be defined as:



Answer: a markdown or downgrade of a property's selling price, caused by the discovery of a circumstance or problem that negatively affects its value.

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