trickle-down

[ trik-uhl-doun ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory:
the trickle-down benefits to the local community.

trickle-down

of or concerning the theory that granting concessions such as tax cuts to the rich will benefit all levels of society by stimulating the economy

First recorded in 1950–55; adj. use of verb phrase trickle down

But I think the trickle-down effect has been pretty significant.

But publicly, once they make that decision, the trickle down effect is immeasurable.

And if trickle-down could start on a dinner napkin, surely the process of reversing its malignant effects can start with a book.

But it will take a long time for positive growth to trickle down to those who have crossed the poverty line.

By inserting a phrase like “trickle-down economics” in his powerful message, he let us all off the hook too easily.

And the water he took in sips, allowing it to trickle down his throat, drop by drop almost.

For a moment I watched the contents of those two eggshells trickle down through the leaves and moss, then I looked up at Bige.

See what a quantity of holes he has made in it, and how its bark is stained p. 60with the drops which trickle down from them.

Maria let her head fall upon his shoulder, and the tears began to trickle down her wasted cheeks.

She cried afresh, and held the empty glass to her lips in the hope a forgotten drop might trickle down upon them.

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