trickle-down

[trik-uhl-doun]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory.
the trickle-down benefits to the local community.

trickle-down

adjective

of or concerning the theory that granting concessions such as tax cuts to the rich will benefit all levels of society by stimulating the economy

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Word History and Origins

Origin of trickle-down¹

First recorded in 1950–55; adj. use of verb phrase trickle down

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Four road trips into this year, however, no trickle-down effect has been as lauded as the changes the Dodgers have made to their actual travel schedule.

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Other L.A.-area shoppers said they were already beginning to feel the trickle-down effects of the tariffs.

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Trickle-down economics was the answer.

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Trickle-down economics does not work.

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We see this in terms of the trickle-down effect of illness, in the sense that care is also what allows us to take care of other people when they are sick.

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trickle charger trickle-down theory

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