All graduated income taxes are therefore either progressive or degressive.
degressive in American English
(dɪˈɡresɪv)
adjective
pertaining to a form of taxation in which the rate diminishes gradually on sums below a certain fixed amount
Derived forms
degressively
adverb
Word origin
[1905–10; degress(ion) + -ive]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Expressionism, airway, overcall, push-up, white list-ive is a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition,function, connection, etc. Other words that use the affix -ive include: active, corrective, destructive, detective, passive
Examples of 'degressive' in a sentence
degressive
The article discusses the concept of progressive and degressive proportionality of the distribution of parliamentary seats.
Haman Jacek 2017, 'THE CONCEPT OF DEGRESSIVE AND PROGRESSIVE PROPORTIONALITY AND ITS NORMATIVE AND DESCRIPTIVEAPPLICATIONS', Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetorichttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/slgr.2017.50.issue-1/slgr-2017-0019/slgr-2017-0019.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)