degressive

1. 1.

   going down by steps

   Similardescending
2. 2.

   (of taxes) gradually decreasing in rate on sums below a certain amount

   Similarprogressive

Questions about degressive

What does degressive mean?

degressive means "going down by steps". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in degressive?

degressive has 3 syllables: de-gres-sive. The stress falls on "de".

Is degressive a common word?

degressive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.