progressivity
noun
pro·gres·siv·i·ty
ˌprō-(ˌ)gre-ˈsi-və-tē 
: the quality or state of being a progressive tax
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The plan also enhances benefits for disabled individuals, survivors and caregivers, and aims to achieve universal coverage and improve the program's progressivity.
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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.
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—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
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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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
See All Example Sentences for progressivity
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“Progressivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/progressivity. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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