noun
any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases
• Syn: ↑graduated tax
• Hypernyms: ↑tax, ↑taxation, ↑revenue enhancement
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a tax system in which people who earn a lot of money pay a larger percentage of their income in tax than people who earn less
Thesaurus: types of tax and taxationhyponym
Useful english dictionary. 2012.