Definitions for trickle-down
trickle-down

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1. trickle-downadjective

   Describing the theory that financial benefits given to the wealthy will somehow be passed down to the poor

2. trickle-downadjective

   That flows, especially in limited quantity, from the highly placed to others.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of trickle-down in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of trickle-down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of trickle-down in a Sentence

1. Delta Children president:

   The retailers are scared that the consumer is not going to be able to afford products so it's a trickle-down effect. And the cost of crib, or a child's bed or car-seat or bassinet is going up by 25%, if not more. The average middle American can't afford it.

2. Angel Urena:

   When Republicans controlled the White House, their trickle-down approach drove our economy to the brink of a collapse, after President Obama was elected, Republicans made it their number one goal to block him at every turn. That unprecedented obstruction these last eight years is their legacy, and the American people should reject it by electing Hillary Clinton to build on President Obama's success so we can all grow and succeed together.

3. Xavier Becerra:

   With the White House and Congress in Republican hands, we need a strong, experienced and energetic leader who will take the fight for our democratic values on the Ways and Means Committee to the American people. Over the next two years, many of America’s toughest policy decisions will play out in this committee. The change we seek is not the change that Republicans plan. The Republican Majority threatens to bury the Affordable Care Act, privatize Medicare and Social Security and turn our tax code into the textbook for ‘trickle-down economics.’.

4. Ken Parnell:

   It’s a trickle-down effect, when the casinos are doing well the city does well—from the mom and pop shops to the summer employees.

5. Pedro Antunes:

   You've essentially cut your revenue stream in half in terms of oil revenues, that will have important repercussions and it will trickle down through all parts of the economy though we are most concerned about investment.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Trickle-down