bracket creep
brack·et creep
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brak-it kreep]
- /ˈbræk ɪt krip/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brak-it kreep]
- /ˈbræk ɪt krip/
Definitions of bracket creep words
- noun bracket creep an advance into a higher income tax bracket resulting from an increase in nominal income: the higher taxes, when combined with the effects of inflation, may produce a decline in real income 3
- noun bracket creep the gradual movement of a wage earner into a higher federal income-tax bracket as a result of wage increases intended to help offset inflation. 1
- noun bracket creep (taxation) Increased taxation that arises when an inflation adjustment to a wage or salary pushes a taxpayer into a higher tax bracket (or, in a progressive taxation regime, further into a bracket). 0
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bracket creep popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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