"trickledown" meaning in English

See trickledown in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: trickle + down Etymology templates: {{compound|en|trickle|down}} trickle + down Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} trickledown (not comparable)
  1. Alternative spelling of trickle-down Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: trickle-down
    Sense id: en-trickledown-en-adj-gswv~16X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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