degression
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Latin degressio, from degressus + -io (“forming abstract nouns from verbs”), past perfect participle of degredi (“to descend by steps”), from de- (“down”) + gradi (“to step, walk, go”).
Noun
editdegression (countable and uncountable, plural degressions)
- (obsolete) Descent, the act of descending.
- (economics) Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.
- 1896, R.H.I. Palgrave, Dictionary of Political Economy, volume II, page 244:
- Graduated taxation therefore technically includes progression, degression, and regression.
- (publishing) Degressive description, a system of varying descriptions of a book in accordance to its importance or available space.
- 1908, F. Madan in Transactions of the Bibliographical Society, number 9, page 53:
- The principle of degression... It may therefore be worth while to suggest four forms for the description of a book, showing by degressive changes what details may fairly be omitted in short descriptions.
- 1908, F. Madan in Transactions of the Bibliographical Society, number 9, page 53:
Hypernyms
edit- (taxation): graduation
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editSee digression.
Noun
editdegression (plural degressions)
- Obsolete spelling of digression.
References
edit- “degression, n..”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1894.
- “digression, n..”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1896.
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