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

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The initial goal of the progressive tax workstream was to study the progressivity of income and property taxes in Latin America, the Caribbean, and globally to analyze how those systems can be improved. Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 The work plan set four main goals: addressing the progressivity of the tax system; reviewing tax benefits across the LAC region; looking at environmental taxation; and discussing digital taxation and new forms of work. Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 After Recent Support for Trump Ally Trump Administration Struggling to Find Fired Nuclear Safety Staff: Report The plan also enhances benefits for disabled individuals, survivors and caregivers, and aims to achieve universal coverage and improve the program's progressivity. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for progressivity

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First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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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 8 Apr. 2025.

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