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. Hillary Rodham Clinton:

   Trickle-down economics has to be one of the worst ideas of the 1980s, it is right up there with New Coke, shoulder pads and big hair.

3. Jill Pantozzi:

   If you put toys down in front of kids and don't give them labels, they'll play with all of them and I think some companies are finally becoming aware of that, i think the way we market items has changed and will continue to change to be inclusive, but the trickle down from our media plays a big role. More women in lead roles mean more toys of women. And everyone is allowed to play with them.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   You could see on that stage in Las Vegas how we are maybe approaching these problems with different solutions, but we're both seeing the pressures that American families are under and the challenges that they're facing, we're not peddling the same old failed policies of trickle-down economics and let the corporations do what they want and cut taxes on the wealthy.

5. Dan Polivka:

   The national issues got trickled down on some of the local elections, i still think there is a Democratic base here and a lot of support for a good Democrat. But the national issues now trickle down locally and that never happened before.

References

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