progressivity

noun

pro·​gres·​siv·​i·​ty ˌprō-(ˌ)gre-ˈsi-və-tē How to pronounce progressivity (audio)
: the quality or state of being a progressive tax

Examples of progressivity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Consider all this through the frequent lament over the years about the progressivity of the tax system. John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 On the other hand, some countries that redistribute benefits more tend to have lower tax rates: Canada gets a 92 for progressivity — one of the highest in the world — and has a tax rate of 10 percent. 5. Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 19 July 2024 Everybody that experiences the sound, the vibration, the progressivity of the thermodynamic engine, cannot say that another type of propulsion is better. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 15 July 2024 Most societies would balk at the level and progressivity of the taxes—reaching up to 90 percent—that Piketty and his colleagues propose. Arvind Subramanian, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020 See all Example Sentences for progressivity 

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Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of progressivity was in 1880

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“Progressivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/progressivity. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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