trickledown

English

Etymology

trickle + down

Adjective

trickledown (not comparable)

  1. Alternative spelling of trickle-down
    • 2007 January 20, Katie Zezima, “Warm Days and Hard Times in Snowmobile Land”, in New York Times:
      It has a huge trickledown effect,” said Mr. Cost, who had to lay off four employees because business was slow this year and last.
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