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Regressive

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Adjective

1. regressive

(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

2. regressive

opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Regressive

see synonyms of regressive
adjective
1. 
regressing or tending to regress
2. 
(of a tax or tax system) levied or graduated so that the rate decreases as the amount taxed increases
progressive (sense 5)
3. 
of, relating to, or characteristic of regression

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Regressive

see synonyms of regressive
adjective
1. 
regressing or tending to regress
2. 
of, like, or characteristic of regression
3. 
designating a tax that becomes proportionately lower as the tax base increases

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Regressive

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adj.
1. Tending to return or revert to a previous state.
2. Characterized by regression or a tendency to regress.
3. Relating to or being a tax that amounts to a higher percentage of income as income decreases or that places a proportionately higher burden on lower-income taxpayers.
4. Of or relating to geological regression.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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