trickle-up
Americanadjective
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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.
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noting or pertaining to the theory that change and information moves upward in a hierarchy.
Etymology
Origin of trickle-up
First recorded in 1950–55; after trickle-down (theory) ( def. )
Example Sentences
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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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