degressive


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
degressive /dɪˈgrɛsɪv/
adjective reducing by gradual amounts.

■ (of taxation) at successively lower rates on lower amounts.

– origin C19: from L. degress- ‘descended’ + -ive.
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