progressive tax

noun

a tax whose percentage increases as a person's wealth increases.

Similar
graduated tax
Opposite
flat tax
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Meanings

nounprogressive tax (plural progressive taxes)

plural progressive taxes

  1. economicsa tax whose percentage increases as a person's wealth increases.

    Antonyms: flat tax

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna tax whose percentage increases as a person's wealth increases.

Opposite
flat tax

More synonyms by meaning

nounany tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases

Similar
graduated tax
Broader
taxtaxationrevenue enhancement

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish progressiivinen vero
  • progressiivinen veroTranslations
French impôt progressif
  • impôt progressifTranslations
Hungarian többkulcsos adó, progresszív adó
  • többkulcsos adóTranslations
  • progresszív adóTranslations
Indonesian pajak progresif
  • pajak progresifTranslations
Japanese 累進課税
  • 累進課税Translations
Malay cukai progresif
  • cukai progresifTranslations
Polish podatek progresywny
  • podatek progresywnyTranslations
Romanian impozit progresiv
  • impozit progresivTranslations
Russian прогресси́вное налогообложе́ние
  • прогресси́вное налогообложе́ние (progressívnoje nalogoobložénije)Translations
Ukrainian прогреси́вне оподаткува́ння
  • прогреси́вне оподаткува́ння (prohresývne opodatkuvánnja)Translations
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Chicago

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