English → Hindi dictionary
regressive
प्रतिगामी
Definition
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
All Hindi meanings
प्रत्यावर्तीप्रतिक्रामीपश्चगामीप्रतिगामी
Examples
बिजली की कम मात्रा में खपत करने वालों को भी यदि बडे उपभोक्ताओं के समान बिजली दर देनी पडे तो यह खर्चा अवरोही व्यय/प्रतिगामी खर्च के रूप में होगा।
Paying same rate as big consumers for consuming small units of electricity is a kind of regressive expenditure.
Opposite words
progressive
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