incidence

incidence
incidence in‧ci‧dence [ˈɪnsdns] noun [singular]
1. TAX the effect of a particular tax on people or organizations, and how much they have to pay:

• The structure of production may influence the incidence of taxation.

2. the number of times something happens:

• The incidence of new product failure is very high.

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incidence UK US /ˈɪnsɪdəns/ noun [S]
the rate at which something happens: increase/decrease/reduce the incidence of sth »

We intend to reduce the incidence of loan defaults by restructuring payments.

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The incidence of financial fraud among companies having an audit decreased threefold in the last ten years.

(also incidence of taxation) TAX the financial effect of taxes on people or companies, especially taxes not directly paid by them: »

High business property taxes added to the tax incidence on consumers by increasing the costs of goods and services.

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Although mean incomes increased by 3.5% when the incidence of taxation is accounted for it leads to a 2.4% fall in mean income.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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