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degressive

/dih-gres-iv/US // dɪˈgrɛs ɪv //

堕落的,退步的,退步,退化性

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to a form of taxation in which the rate diminishes gradually on sums below a certain fixed amount.

Examples

  • In contrast to this, the two other cases are called retrogressive and degressive mutability.

  • Degressive tariffs have certainly played a part in the spread of colonization during the years antecedent to 1912.

  • Weight charges levied on newspapers should at least be on a degressive scale.