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de·gres·sion
(dĭ-grĕsh′ən, dē-)n.
A descent by stages or steps.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin dēgressiō, dēgressiōn-, descent, from Latin dēgressus, past participle of dēgredī, to step down : dē-, de- + gradī, to step; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]
de·gres′sive adj.
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degressive
(dɪˈɡrɛsɪv)adj
(Economics) reducing by gradual amounts
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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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