trickle-down theory
noun
an economic theory that monetary benefits directed especially by the government to big business will in turn pass down to and profit smaller businesses and the general public.
Origin of trickle-down theory
1First recorded in 1950–55
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How to use trickle-down theory in a sentence
The standard prescription is the trickle-down theory of employment, that aggregate growth will bring jobs along with it.
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