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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.


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Other Words From

  • de·gressive·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of degressive1

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

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

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

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

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