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degression

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A descent by stages or steps.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin dēgressiō, dēgressiōn-, descent, from Latin dēgressus, past participle of dēgredī, to step down : dē-, de- + gradī, to step; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

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Examples

  • Doyle: I didn't realize you were a Keynsian economics! might want to check your economic history of the US--all of Roosevelt's programs did little to pull us out of the degression; Look at the unemployment rate at the beginning of WWII, which if memory serves was nearly 20%.

    "I think we're slipping toward a recession. A couple of people that I met on the street, they work in construction. They tell me it's slowed down." Ann Althouse 2008

  • This is a Chinese region, so the degression is excusable.

    The Golden Chersonese and the way thither Isabella Lucy 2004

  • This is a Chinese region, so the degression is excusable.

    The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Isabella Lucy 1883

  • Striking only fuels the flames of degression and not progression!!!

    IOL: News 2010

  • The German parliament has approved proposals for acceleration of degression rates for stand-alone installations from 5\% per year in 2008 to 10\% per year in 2010 and 9\% from 2011 onwards.

    TreeHugger 2009

  • In recent years, the level of the German FIT for solar PV has decreased to some extent, and an element of degression has been introduced.

    TreeHugger 2009

  • I read about Sarah Palin and her yahoo-account ... it´s alarming how naive some people are concerning the www ... even more alarming if these people are prominent and should know that information about them spread fast by the media and can cause their degression or at least some kinda scandal. mindcorrosive on September 22, 2008 at 11: 20pm

    GNUCITIZEN Comments 47_MasoN_47 2008

  • The corresponding rate for large businesses has an annual degression rate of 2.5 percentage points.

    PR Newswire: All Releases 2008

  • The new IZ calls for a yearly degression in the incentive amounts.

    PR Newswire: All Releases 2008

  • I read about Sarah Palin and her yahoo-account ... it´s alarming how naive some people are concerning the www ... even more alarming if these people are prominent and should know that information about them spread fast by the media and can cause their degression or at least some kinda scandal. mindcorrosive on September 22, 2008 at 11: 20pm

    GNUCITIZEN Comments 2008

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