(of a tax or tax system) levied or graduated so that the rate decreases as the amount taxed increases
progressive (sense 5)
3.
of, relating to, or characteristic of regression
Derived forms
regressively (reˈgressively)
adverb
regressiveness (reˈgressiveness) or regressivity (reˌgresˈsivity)
noun
Examples of 'regressivity' in a sentence
regressivity
Concentration curves indicated regressivity of out-of-pocket payments.
Gregoire Mercier, Jenica Pastor, Valerie Clément, Ulysse Rodts, Christine Moffat,Isabelle Quéré 2019, 'Out-of-pocket payments, vertical equity and unmet medical needs in France: A nationalmulticenter prospective study on lymphedema.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6506146?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These out-of-pocket expenditures exhibited regressivity, with lower-wage patients spending proportionally more to receive care.
Claire Chaumont, Carlo Oliveira, Enrique Chavez, Jaime Valencia, Pablo VillalobosDintrans 2019, 'Out-of-pocket expenditures for HIV in the Dominican Republic: findings from a community-basedparticipatory survey', Revista Panamericana de Salud Públicahttp://iris.paho.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/51076. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)