degressive

[ dih-gres-iv ]

adjective

1. pertaining to a form of taxation in which the rate diminishes gradually on sums below a certain fixed amount.

Other Words From

• de·gressive·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of degressive¹

First recorded in 1905–10; degress(ion) + -ive

Example Sentences

In contrast to this, the two other cases are called retrogressive and degressive mutability.

From Project Gutenberg

Degressive tariffs have certainly played a part in the spread of colonization during the years antecedent to 1912.

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Weight charges levied on newspapers should at least be on a degressive scale.

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