trickle-down

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trick·le-down | \ˈtri-kəl-ˈdau̇n

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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

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