trickledown

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A form of trickle-down — That flows, especially in limited quantity, from the highly placed to others.

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Meanings

adjectivetrickledown (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of trickle-down.

    It has a huge trickledown effect,” said Mr. Cost, who had to lay off four employees because business was slow this year and last.

    2007 January 20, Katie Zezima, “Warm Days and Hard Times in Snowmobile Land”, in New York Times

Origin

From trickle + down.

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APA

trickledown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trickledown

MLA

“trickledown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trickledown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trickledown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trickledown.

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