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☆ trickle·down (-do̵un′)

adjective

designating or of an economic theory that holds that government policies that stimulate profits and growth among the largest businesses will eventually benefit the entire economy, including the economically depressed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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