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degression

[ dih-gresh-uhn ]

noun

  1. a downward movement; descent.
  2. the decrease in rate in degressive taxation.


degression

/ »åɪˈɡ°ùɛʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. a decrease by stages
  2. a gradual decrease in the tax rate on amounts below a specified sum
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of degression1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin »åŧ²µ°ù±ð²õ²õ¾±Å²Ô- (stem of »åŧ²µ°ù±ð²õ²õ¾±Å ) descent, equivalent to Latin degred- (stem of »åŧ²µ°ù±ð»åÄ« to go down, descend; »åŧ- de- + -²µ°ù±ð»åÄ«, combining form of ²µ°ù²¹»åÄ« to step, walk) + -³Ù¾±Å²Ô- -tion
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of degression1

C15: from Medieval Latin »åŧ²µ°ù±ð²õ²õ¾±Å descent, from Latin »åŧ²µ°ù±ð»åÄ« to go down, from de- + ²µ°ù²¹»åÄ« to take steps, go
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Example Sentences

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But he said the allegations about Mr. Weaver re-awakened his own “anger, shame and degression†at having been touched inappropriately by a Boy Scout leader when he was age 13.

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MEPs blithely ignored their advice in 2013, ahead of elections the following year, settling instead on a “pragmatic†division of seats that violated the principle of degression several times over; there were many examples of a bigger country having more MEPs per million citizens than the next biggest country or countries.

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In addition Great Britain had "degression", a price-control measure which allowed for the reduction of the subsidy rate in response to demand and to close the scheme quickly.

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To return from this degression: it is concluded, from very ample experience, that cathartic medicines are of the greatest service, and ought to be considered as an indispensable remedy in cases of insanity.

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Some of the best writers in the U.S. fell for or got bullied into Communism during the Degression '30s; a look at what they said and wrote, how they fellow-traveled through ideology to disillusionment.

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