letter of abatement

noun [C] (plural letters of abatement) US

Definition

› an official letter asking for a reduction in the amount of something, or that something should stop: Let our tax advisors help with abatement of penalties and your letter of abatement to the authorities.

(Definition of letter of abatement noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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