trickle-down effect
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftrickle-downandeffect
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trickle-down
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌtrɪk.əlˈdaʊn/us/ˌtrɪk.əlˈdaʊn/
used to refer to a situation in which something that starts in the high parts of a system spreads to the whole of ...
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effect
noun
uk/ɪˈfekt/us/əˈfekt/
the result of a ...
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Thetrickle-downeffectis simply a modern version of that.
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If that country succeeds economically, thetrickle-downeffectacross the whole continent will be of great benefit.
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It is no good telling people in the north that there will be atrickle-downeffectfrom the prosperity of the south-east.
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That same pressure will be exerted by large companies in atrickle-downeffecton subcontractors and suppliers.
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I do not agree with the implied criticism of there being a meretrickle-downeffect.
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From experience, however, we cannot rely on a simpletrickle-downeffectwhere human rights are concerned.
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Not for them the benefit of atrickle-downeffectfrom the growing prosperity of the few.
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I am supposed to accept that the trickle-up ortrickle-downeffectof the building of the barrage will be to create employment for those men.
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I wish to reply to the point made by my noble friend about the rich and the poor and thetrickle-downeffect.
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There is always atrickle-downeffectin terms of performance in sport and exercise generally.
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One of the problems with economic liberalism is that it assumes that thetrickle-downeffectwill occur almost mechanically.
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I do not know whether that is considered atrickle-downeffectbut it seems to me that it is an important factor.
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Additionally, much of thetrickle-downeffectis offset by transfer money going back from the football league to the premier league.
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