trickle down

English - Turkish

Definition of trickle down in English Turkish dictionary: damlamak. akmak. süzülmek; damla damla akmak veya akıtmak, f; damlama; damla/damlama, damla damla akan şey, damlat/damla; azar azar gelmek
trickle-down effect: Aşağı etkisi damlama

English - English

Definition of trickle down in English English dictionary: Of or relating to the economic theory that financial benefits accorded to big businesses and wealthy investors will pass down to profit smaller businesses and consumers; An economic theory that the support of businesses that allows them to flourish will eventually benefit middle- and lower-income people, in the form of increased economic activity and reduced unemployment; Part of Reaganomics whereby the benefit from tax cuts to the rich would promote further investment and thus employment for the working class; An economic theory that by supporting businesses and allowing them to flourish, the benefits will eventually "trickle down" to middle- and lower-income people, who will benefit from increased economic activity and reduced unemployment; That flows, especially in limited quantity, from the highly placed to others; Describing the theory that financial benefits given to the wealthy will somehow be passed down to the poor; (of wealth) gradually benefit the poorest as a result of the increasing wealth of the richest; The trickle-down theory is the theory that benefits given to people at the top of a system will eventually be passed on to people lower down the system. For example, if the rich receive tax cuts, they will pass these benefits on to the poor by creating jobs. The government is not simply relying on trickle-down economics to tackle poverty
trickle-down effect: a belief that additional wealth gained by the richest people in society will have a good economic effect on the lives of everyone because the rich people will put the extra money into businesses, investments etc