单词 | regressivity |
释义 | regressivityn. Regressiveness; the state of being regressive.Chiefly with reference to taxation: see regressive adj. 5. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > relapse > [noun] again-falling1340 regressa1522 retrogration1567 regression1583 retrogradationa1609 reincidency1622 recess1641 retrogation1646 setback1669 retrogress1701 retrogression1757 backwarding1765 fallback1830 throwback1856 regressivity1890 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [noun] > types or schemes of taxation > state of being regressive regressivity1972 1890 Polit. Sci. Q. 5 31 Regressivity... Taxes are regressive when the rate increases as the property or income decreases. 1896 Polit. Sci. Q. Mar. 187 The regressivity of the general property tax is not due, as often asserted, to any especial tenderness of the assessors for large property owners. 1904 G. S. Hall Adolescence I. ii. 55 Retarded development of an organ..is an indication of regressivity. 1972 Times 23 Oct. 18/6 VAT will have small regressivity. 1993 Atlantic Oct. 84/2 The regressivity of our subsidies to privately paid health care is too shocking not to mention. 2002 S. Cnossen in G. R. Zodrow & P. Mieszkowsky U.S. Tax Reform 21st Cent. viii. 238 This regressivity [of compliance costs] can be mitigated by incorporating a small-business exemption under VAT. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890 |
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