Regressive Definition & Meaning
regressive
- adjective
- (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
- opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
"Regressive" in song lyrics
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"is cigarette tax progressive or regressive"
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Words that rhyme with regressive
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