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degressive

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de·gres·sion  (d-grshn, d-)
n.
A descent by stages or steps.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin dgressi, dgressin-, descent, from Latin dgressus, past participle of dgred, to step down : d-, de- + grad, to step; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]
de·gressive adj.
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Adj.1.degressive - going down by steps
descending - coming down or downward
2.degressive - (of taxes) gradually decreasing in rate on sums below a certain amount
progressive - (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
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