ALL meanings of trickle-down
trick·le-down
T t - adjective trickle-down of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community. 1
- adjective trickle-down The trickle-down theory is the theory that benefits given to people at the top of a system will eventually be passed on to people lower down the system. For example, if the rich receive tax cuts, they will pass these benefits on to the poor by creating jobs. 0
- adjective trickle-down 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 0