Sekirov Dictionary

trickle-down

adjective 3
trickle down verb 1
forms 3

adjective3

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That flows, especially in limited quantity, from the highly placed to others.
- His name is Harry E Thompson and his Trickle-Down solar heating system is the basis for this book. — 2007
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Describing the theory that financial benefits given to the wealthy will somehow be passed down to the poor.
- On the surface, the Kuznets curve seems to justify laissez-faire economics and trickle-down policies. — 2012
Describing a model of product adoption that flows vertically from the upper classes to the lower classes within society.

trickle down verb1

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To pass from high-ranked people to lower-ranked people
- The CEO's benefits are unlikely to trickle down to the factory workers.

forms

trickled down · trickling down · trickles down

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