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regressive

[ ri-gres-iv ]

adjective

  1. Biology. of, relating to, or effecting regression.
  2. (of tax) decreasing proportionately with an increase in the tax base ( def ).
  3. Logic. obtained from or characterized by backward reasoning.


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··· adverb
  • ···Ա ····ٲ [ree-gre-, siv, -i-tee], noun
  • ԴDz··· adjective
  • non···· adverb
  • ܲ··· adjective
  • un···· adverb
  • un····Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of regressive1

First recorded in 1625–35; regress + -ive
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A poorly received album was accompanied by a lead single, Woman's World, which had a music video which many viewed as regressive.

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Nandy has previously said the charge was "deeply regressive" and that she was thinking "quite radically and creatively" about alternatives.

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Tariffs, Pancotti said, are a regressive tax that disproportionately impacts lower earners because, in essence, a tariff is a sales tax on imported goods.

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He expressed concern about the regressive nature of the fee, which will disproportionately hurt low-income residents, since they will pay the same amount as wealthier residents.

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They were then and they are now just another form of taxation, and a regressive one, which he simply cannot fathom.

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