"flowdown" meaning in English

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          "text": "A simple solution: eliminate all \"flowdowns\" from primes to the suppliers, and allow primes to buy from subs on a more commercial basis.",
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        "The process by which something flows downward."
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  "word": "flowdown"
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      "tags": [
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "text": "A simple solution: eliminate all \"flowdowns\" from primes to the suppliers, and allow primes to buy from subs on a more commercial basis.",
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        "The process by which something flows downward."
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