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adjective trick·le-down \ ˈtri-kəl-ˈdau̇n \
|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

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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First Known Use of trickle-down

1944

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