trickle-up

American  

[trik-uhl-uhp] / ˈtrɪk əlˈʌp /

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to the theory that monetary benefits directed toward small businesses and lower socioeconomic brackets will gradually pass up to big businesses and higher socioeconomic brackets.

2. noting or pertaining to the theory that change and information moves upward in a hierarchy.

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Etymology

Origin of trickle-up

First recorded in 1950–55; after trickle-down (theory) ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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trickle-up

Decentralized, people-centered approaches can have trickle-up effects to improving governance and transparency throughout a region plagued by corruption.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2021

Today, just look at brands such as Valentino with its spring 2018 ready-to-wear collection filled with louche tracksuits and Balenciaga’s sporty four-figure windbreakers as being examples of hip-hip’s trickle-up effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2018

It creates the trickle-up effect which supports the bigger subsidised houses and eventually the West End – and in the process aids the British economy's recovery.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2012

“The whole trickle-up, trickle-down system no longer applies,” said David Wolfe, the creative director for the Doneger Group, a New York trend-forecasting company.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2010

The term for this new approach is trickle-up innovation.

From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 11, 2009

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