What does abattement in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word abattement in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use abattement in French.

The word abattement in French means dejection, despondency, discount, reduction, demolition, tax allowance, lump sum allowance. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word abattement

dejection, despondency

nom masculin (état de découragement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu aurais dû voir son abattement à l'annonce des résultats !
You should have seen the dejection on his face when the results were announced!

discount, reduction

nom masculin (réduction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce commerçant vous a accordé un abattement de 15 % sur votre facture.
My local supermarket is currently offering 30% off all pasta sauces.

demolition

nom masculin (démolition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'abattement de ce vieux mur a pris 3 heures.
The demolition of the old wall took three hours.

tax allowance

nom masculin (réduction d'impôts)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Premier Ministre a annoncé un abattement fiscal pour favoriser la consommation des ménages.

lump sum allowance

nom masculin (réduction d'impôts)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les frais professionnels permettent un abattement forfaitaire.

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