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Meaning of "regressiveness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF REGRESSIVENESS

rɪˈɡrɛsɪvnəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REGRESSIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Regressiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REGRESSIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of regressiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of regressiveness in the dictionary is the quality or state of regressing or tending to regress or revert, as to a former place, condition, or mode of behaviour. Other definition of regressiveness is the quality or state of being levied or graduated so that the rate decreases as the amount taxed increases.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REGRESSIVENESS

abrasiveness · cohesiveness · conclusiveness · corrosiveness · depressiveness · digressiveness · excessiveness · extensiveness · impressiveness · ingressiveness · intensiveness · intrusiveness · invasiveness · obsessiveness · offensiveness · oppressiveness · pensiveness · pervasiveness · recessiveness · successiveness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REGRESSIVENESS

regrede · regredience · regreen · regreet · regress · regression · regressive · regressive tax · regressively · regressivity · regressor · regret · regretful · regretfully · regretfulness · regrets · regrettable · regrettably · regretted · regretter

WORDS THAT END LIKE REGRESSIVENESS

adhesiveness · appropriateness · attentiveness · attractiveness · awareness · awesomeness · brand awareness · business · closeness · competitiveness · completeness · cost-effectiveness · cuteness · effectiveness · hoarseness · likeness · oneness · responsiveness · self-awareness · soreness · uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of regressiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «regressiveness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REGRESSIVENESS

Find out the translation of regressiveness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of regressiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «regressiveness» in English.
zh

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regressiveness
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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regresividad
570 millions of speakers
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regressiveness
510 millions of speakers
hi

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regressiveness
380 millions of speakers
ar

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regressiveness
280 millions of speakers
ru

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регрессивности
278 millions of speakers
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regressividade
270 millions of speakers
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regressiveness
260 millions of speakers
fr

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régressif
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Kemurungan
190 millions of speakers
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regressiveness
180 millions of speakers
ja

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逆進
130 millions of speakers
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regressiveness
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Regressiveness
85 millions of speakers
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regressiveness
80 millions of speakers
ta

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regressiveness
75 millions of speakers
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प्रतिगामी
75 millions of speakers
tr

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gericiliğin
70 millions of speakers
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regressiveness
65 millions of speakers
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regressiveness
50 millions of speakers
uk

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регресивності
40 millions of speakers
ro

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Regresia
30 millions of speakers
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regressiveness
15 millions of speakers
af

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regressiveness
14 millions of speakers
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regressiveness
10 millions of speakers
no

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regressiveness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of regressiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REGRESSIVENESS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about regressiveness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REGRESSIVENESS»

Discover the use of regressiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to regressiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Case for a Carbon Tax: Getting Past Our Hang-ups to ...
But it is also unwise and misleading to define the regressiveness of carbon taxes solely in terms of snapshot effects on these populations, as the reality of regressiveness is considerably more complicated and nuanced than some would have ...
Shi-Ling Hsu, 2012
2
Sensible Tax Reform: Simple, Just and Effective
However, careful design of a tax system can incorporate provisions to not only reduce but also completely eliminate those regressive effects. Unfortunately, the Forbes and other flat-tax plans do very little to overcome the very regressiveness of ...
Christopher M. Korth, 2014
3
Rationality and Social Responsibility: Essays in Honor of ...
The results also show that differential regressiveness is indeed at work, but how much of the effect of task difficulty can be accounted for by differential regression ? To answer this question, we first have to assess the size of the effect of difficulty.
Joachim I. Krueger, 2008
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On Comparing and Evaluating Scientific Theories
The degree of progress pm stands for the balance of changes of both kinds and therefore it is calculated as a difference between the degrees of progressiveness and of regressiveness. This definition also covers cases of (global) regress, ...
Adam Jonkisz, Leon Koj, 2000
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Measuring Equity in Health Care Financing: Reflections on ...
Second, even both types of disproportionality reinforce one another (i.e. horizontal inequity is reinforced by or reinforces regressiveness), it is important to be able to distinguish empirically between the cases. One reason is that horizontal ...
Adam Wagstaff, 2001
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Obesity and Taxes. Why Government Cannot Make You Thinner
Regressiveness. and. equality. The best quality food is often also the most expensive: eating in a restaurant is more expensive than eating in a fast food, and fish costs more than hamburgers. Therefore the tax is liable to hit harder exactly ...
Massimiliano Trovato, Lucia Quaglino, 2013
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Uncertain Judgements: Eliciting Experts' Probabilities
4.5.3. Redressing. insufficient. regressiveness. in. prediction. 4.5.4 A caveat concerning post hoc corrections. 92 THE ELICITATION OF PROBABILITIES 4.5.3 Redressing insufficient regressiveness in prediction.
Anthony O'Hagan, Caitlin E. Buck, Alireza Daneshkhah, 2006
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an analysis of south africa's value added tax
Figure 1: The Regressiveness of Indirect taxes on Consumption in 2001 Consumption Tax Payments per Household as a Percentage of Income VAT NON-VAT d0 d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6 d 7 d8 d91 21 22 23 24 h_ h_ h_ h_ h_ h_ h_ h_ h_ h_ d9 ...
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The Transformation of England: Essays in the Economics and ...
Indirect taxes varied in their social regressiveness, of course—wine, silk and printed fabrics being amongst the taxed commodities — but, on Lord North's principles, most indirect taxes had to be paid by the bulk of the population, and customs ...
Peter Mathias, 2013
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Decision Management: How to Assure Better Decisions in Your ...
ciders cope with this frustrating unpredictability, the regressiveness and cumulative validity principles. The Regressiveness Principle Suppose someone says “We asked, and they say they'd just love it!” to describe the way parties to a decision ...
J. Frank Yates, 2003

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REGRESSIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term regressiveness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nightmare Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone Mocks Trans People …
Do Cordileone's views represent a larger bigotry and regressiveness on the part of the Catholic Church? Removing him would seem to answer the question. «SFist, Jun 15»
2
The Observer view on Ed Miliband's promise to cut tuition fees
Given the scale of cuts to public services that are yet to be made to meet deficit reduction plans, the regressiveness of the tuition fee cut is impossible to justify. «The Guardian, Feb 15»
3
Up close and personal
Not only this, some of these products, such as Clean and Dry, have whipped up a storm with their communication, prompting charges of racism, regressiveness, ... «Hindu Business Line, Sep 14»
4
Chart of the Week: The most liberal and conservative big cities
But after examining a range of specific municipal-level policy decisions (from the regressiveness of a city's tax structure to its support for affordable housing), the ... «Pew Research Center, Aug 14»
5
Will North Carolina's Abortion Restrictions Backfire on the GOP?
... the protesters wore Mad Men-style shirtdresses and old-fashioned lace gloves to emphasize the law's regressiveness. They waved signs and chanted slogans ... «The American Prospect, Aug 13»
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Sherlyn Chopra, Poonam Pandey lash out at Mallika Sherawat for …
In an interview to Variety magazine, she raved about how she was the first to kiss and wear a bikini onscreen, and ranted about the depressing regressiveness ... «Bollywood Life, May 13»
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High-Yield Dividend Stocks Setting New Yearly Highs
Pushing aside the regressiveness of dividend double taxation, along with the upcoming increase in the tax, many investors will continue to allocate portfolio ... «CNBC.com, Nov 12»
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Pollution tax rebates little help for low-income workers
Finance professor Don Fullerton says using revenue from pollution taxes to lessen its regressiveness on low-wage workers is not enough to offset higher ... «University of Illinois News Bureau, Feb 11»
9
Rudd the Terminator
But it makes a big difference to many other Australians. The regressiveness of tobacco tax is compounded by the reality that smoking is much more prevalent ... «Eureka Street, May 10»
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