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de·gres·sion

(dĭ-grĕsh′ən, dē-)

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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