degression

1. (obsolete) Descent, the act of descending.Examples: "For your blode this citie made never degression."countableobsoleteuncountable

2. (economics) Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.Examples: "Graduated taxation therefore technically includes progression, degression, and regression."countableuncountable

3. (publishing) Degressive description, a system of varying descriptions of a book in accordance to its importance or available space.Examples: "The principle of degression... It may therefore be worth while to suggest four forms for the description of a book, showing by degressive changes what details may fairly be omitted in short descriptions."countableuncountable