Regressive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻɡɹˈɛsɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪɡɹˈɛsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪɡɹˈɛsɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻɡɹˈɛsɪv/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

progressive

Word Forms

regress

verb

get worse or fall back to a previous condition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

regressiv

(der Steuern) so angepasst, dass der Steuersatz sinkt, wenn die Höhe des Einkommens steigt

🇫🇷French

régressif

(des impôts) ajusté de manière à ce que le taux diminue à mesure que le montant des revenus augmente

🇪🇸Spanish

regresivo

(de impuestos) ajustado de manera que la tasa disminuye a medida que aumenta la cantidad de ingresos

🇮🇹Italian

regressivo

(delle imposte) aggiustato in modo che l'aliquota diminuisca all'aumentare dell'importo del reddito

🇳🇱Dutch

regressief

(van belastingen) zodanig aangepast dat het tarief daalt naarmate het inkomen toeneemt

🇵🇹Portuguese

regressivo

(de impostos) ajustado de modo que a alíquota diminua à medida que o valor da renda aumenta

🇷🇺Russian

регрессивный

(налогов) скорректировано таким образом, что ставка снижается по мере увеличения суммы дохода

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिगामी

(करों का) समायोजित किया गया ताकि आय की मात्रा बढ़ने पर दर कम हो जाए

🇧🇩Bengali

রিগ্রেসিভ

(করের) সামঞ্জস্য করা হয়েছে যাতে আয়ের পরিমাণ বৃদ্ধির সাথে সাথে হার হ্রাস পায়

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னடைவு

(வரிகள்) சரிசெய்யப்பட்டது, இதனால் வருமானத்தின் அளவு அதிகரிக்கும் போது விகிதம் குறைகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరోగమనం

(పన్నుల) సర్దుబాటు చేయబడింది, తద్వారా ఆదాయం మొత్తం పెరిగే కొద్దీ రేటు తగ్గుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिगामी

(करांचे) समायोजित केले जेणेकरून उत्पन्नाचे प्रमाण वाढले की दर कमी होईल

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિગામી

(કરોના) સમાયોજિત જેથી આવકની માત્રામાં વધારો થતાં દર ઘટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಗಾಮಿ

(ತೆರಿಗೆಗಳ) ಸರಿಹೊಂದಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಆದಾಯದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣವು ಹೆಚ್ಚಾದಂತೆ ದರವು ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിന്തിരിപ്പൻ

(നികുതികൾ) ക്രമീകരിച്ചതിനാൽ വരുമാനത്തിൻ്റെ അളവ് കൂടുന്നതിനനുസരിച്ച് നിരക്ക് കുറയുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕਿਰਿਆਸ਼ੀਲ

(ਟੈਕਸਾਂ ਦਾ) ਐਡਜਸਟ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਆਮਦਨੀ ਦੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਵਧਣ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਦਰ ਘਟੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

رجعت پسند

(ٹیکس کا) ایڈجسٹ کیا گیا تاکہ آمدنی کی مقدار بڑھنے کے ساتھ ہی شرح کم ہوجائے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回归的

（税收）调整，使得税率随着收入的增加而降低

🇯🇵Japanese

退行的な

（税金の）所得額が増加するにつれて税率が低くなるように調整される

🇰🇷Korean

퇴행적인

(세금)은 소득 금액이 증가함에 따라 세율이 감소하도록 조정되었습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thoái lui

(thuế) được điều chỉnh sao cho thuế suất giảm khi thu nhập tăng

🇹🇭Thai

ถอยหลัง

(ของภาษี) ปรับให้อัตราลดลงตามจำนวนรายได้ที่เพิ่มขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

regresif

(pajak) disesuaikan sehingga tarifnya menurun seiring dengan meningkatnya jumlah pendapatan

🇲🇾Malay

regresif

(daripada cukai) diselaraskan supaya kadar berkurangan apabila jumlah pendapatan meningkat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رجعي

(من الضرائب) معدلة بحيث ينخفض المعدل مع زيادة مقدار الدخل

🇮🇷Persian

قهقرایی

(مالیات) طوری تنظیم می شود که با افزایش میزان درآمد، نرخ کاهش می یابد

🇹🇷Turkish

gerileyici

(vergilerin) gelir miktarı arttıkça oran azalacak şekilde düzeltilmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָגרֶסִיבִי

(של מיסים) מותאם כך שהשיעור יורד ככל שכמות ההכנסה עולה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'regressive'?

The primary meaning of 'regressive' is '(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases'.

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Using 'regressive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'regressive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'regressive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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