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regressive
re·gres·sive R0127100 (rĭ-grĕs′ĭv)adj.1. Tending to return or revert to a previous state.2. Characterized by regression or a tendency to regress.3. Relating to or being a tax that amounts to a higher percentage of income as income decreases or that places a proportionately higher burden on lower-income taxpayers.4. Of or relating to geological regression.
re·gres′sive·ly adv.re·gres′sive·ness n.regressive (rɪˈɡrɛsɪv) adj1. regressing or tending to regress2. (Economics) (of a tax or tax system) levied or graduated so that the rate decreases as the amount taxed increases. See progressive53. (Psychology) of, relating to, or characteristic of regression4. (Geological Science) of, relating to, or characteristic of regression5. (Statistics) of, relating to, or characteristic of regression6. (Astronomy) of, relating to, or characteristic of regression7. (Logic) of, relating to, or characteristic of regression reˈgressively adv reˈgressiveness, reˌgresˈsivity nre•gres•sive (rɪˈgrɛs ɪv)
adj. 1. regressing or tending to regress; retrogressive. 2. (of tax) decreasing proportionately with an increase in the tax base. [1625–35] re•gres′sive•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | regressive - (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increasesrevenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of governmentprogressive - (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases | | 2. | regressive - opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced statebackward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"progressive - favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools" |
Translationsregressivυποχωρητικόςregressivo
EncyclopediaSeeregressionregressive
re·gres·sive (rē-gres'iv), Relating to or characterized by regression.regressive (rĭ-grĕs′ĭv)adj.1. Tending to return or revert to a previous state.2. Characterized by regression or a tendency to regress.
re·gres′sive·ly adv.re·gres′sive·ness n.re·gres·sive (rĕ-gres'iv) Relating to or characterized by regression. regression (rĭ-grĕsh′ŭn) [L. regressio, go back] 1. A turning back or return to a former state.2. A return of symptoms. 3. Retrogression.4. In psychology, an abnormal return to an earlier reaction, characterized by a mental state and behavior inappropriate to the situation. Regression may occur as a result of frustration or in states of fatigue, dreams, hypnosis, intoxication, illness, and certain psychoses (e.g., schizophrenia). 5. In statistics, a procedure used to predict one variable on the basis of data about one or more other variables. regressive (-grĕs′ĭv), adjectiveregressive
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- tax
- taxation
Antonymsadj opposing progressRelated WordsAntonyms |