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How to pronounce “regressive”
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Pronunciation guide for regressive
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of regressive with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- What COVID-19 means for the future of commerce, capitalism and cash
because benefits are like a regressive tax,
- Definition summary
- That tends to return, revert or regress.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce regressive
What COVID-19 means for the future of commerce, capitalism and cash

because benefits are like a regressive tax,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “regressive”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- That tends to return, revert or regress.
- (of a tax) Whose rate decreases as the taxed amount increases.
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