Phrase guide

progressive tax

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, government, sciences, taxation

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: flat tax

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: graduated tax

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tax, taxation, revenue enhancement

History

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: прагрэсі́ўнае падаткаабклада́нне (prahresíwnaje padatkaabkladánnje) — Translations
  • Finnish: progressiivinen vero — Translations
  • French: impôt progressif — Translations
  • Georgian: პროგრესიული გადასახადი (ṗrogresiuli gadasaxadi) — Translations
  • Georgian: პროგრესიული დაბეგვრა (ṗrogresiuli dabegvra) — Translations
  • Georgian: პროგრესული გადასახადი (ṗrogresuli gadasaxadi) — Translations
  • Georgian: პროგრესული დაბეგვრა (ṗrogresuli dabegvra) — Translations
  • Hungarian: többkulcsos adó — Translations
  • Hungarian: progresszív adó — Translations
  • Indonesian: pajak progresif — Translations
  • Japanese: 累進課税 — Translations
  • Malay: cukai progresif — Translations
  • Polish: podatek progresywny — Translations
  • Romanian: impozit progresiv — Translations
  • Russian: прогресси́вное налогообложе́ние (progressívnoje nalogoobložénije) — Translations
  • Slovene: progresívna obdavčítev — Translations
  • Ukrainian: прогреси́вне оподаткува́ння (prohresývne opodatkuvánnja) — Translations