# trickle-down

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. That flows, especially in limited quantity, from the highly placed to others.
2. Describing the theory that financial benefits given to the wealthy will somehow be passed down to the poor.
3. Describing a model of product adoption that flows vertically from the upper classes to the lower classes within society.

## Source
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