Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tax | Yes | No | Yes | No |
progressive | Yes | Yes | No | No |
tax (noun) | progressive (noun) |
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charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government | a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties |
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going |
tax (adjective) | progressive (adjective) |
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favoring or promoting progress | |
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases | |
advancing in severity | |
gradually advancing in extent | |
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) | |
(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position |
tax (verb) | progressive (verb) |
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make a charge against or accuse | |
use to the limit | |
levy a tax on | |
set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) |