trickle-down
noun/ˈtrɪkl daʊn/
/ˈtrɪkl daʊn/
[uncountable]- the theory that if the richest people in society become richer, this will have a good effect on poorer people as well, for example by creating more jobsOxford Collocations DictionaryTrickle-down is used before these nouns:
- economics
- effect
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