trickle-down

[ trik-uhl-doun ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory:

   the trickle-down benefits to the local community.

trickle-down

adjective

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of trickle-down¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

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

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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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