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trickle (noun)

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  • trickle — trick‧le [ˈtrɪkl] verb [intransitive] to move somewhere slowly and in very small numbers or amounts: • Only four or five customers had trickled in by 11:30. • Details of the programs have trickled out over the past weeks, but haven t been widely …   Financial and business terms

  • trickle — [ˈtrɪk(ə)l] verb [I] 1) if a liquid trickles somewhere, a small amount of it flows there slowly A tear trickled down his cheek.[/ex] 2) if people or things trickle into or out of a place, a few of them arrive or leave trickle noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • trickle — [c]/ˈtrɪkəl / (say trikuhl) verb (trickled, trickling) –verb (i) 1. to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, broken, or gentle stream: tears trickled down her cheeks. 2. to come, go, pass, or proceed bit by bit, slowly, irregularly, etc.:… …  

  • trickle-down — ˈtrickle down adjective [only before a noun] ECONOMICS the trickle down effect is the belief that additional wealth gained by the richest people in society will have a good economic effect on the lives of everyone: • Bush was criticized for his… …   Financial and business terms

  • trickle — (v.) late 14c., possibly an aphetic variant of stricklen to trickle, a frequentative form of striken to flow, move (see STRIKE (Cf. strike)). Related: Trickled; trickling. The noun is 1570s, from the verb. Trickle down as an adjectival phrase in… …   Etymology dictionary

  • trickle — ► VERB 1) (of a liquid) flow in a small stream. 2) (trickle down) (of wealth) gradually benefit the poorest as a result of the increasing wealth of the richest. 3) come or go slowly or gradually. ► NOUN 1) a small flow of liquid. 2) a small group …   English terms dictionary

  • trickle-down theory — noun : an economic theory that financial benefits given to big business will in turn pass down to smaller businesses and consumers * * * an economic theory that monetary benefits directed esp. by the government to big business will in turn pass… …   Useful english dictionary

  • trickle-down — noun Trickle down is used before these nouns: ↑economics, ↑effect …   Collocations dictionary

  • trickle-down theory — trickle down ,theory noun singular an economic theory according to which poor people benefit when richer people become even richer …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • trickle charger — noun : a device for providing a storage battery with a trickle charge …   Useful english dictionary

  • trickle-down theory — noun Date: 1954 a theory that financial benefits given to big business will in turn pass down to smaller businesses and consumers …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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