trickle-down
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trickle–down

adjective

Definition of TRICKLE-DOWN

1
: relating to or working on the principle of trickle-down theory <trickle–down economics>
2
: relating to or being an effect caused gradually by remote or indirect influences

First Known Use of TRICKLE-DOWN

1944

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