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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