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trickle down

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To pass from high-ranked people to lower-ranked people
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see trickle, down.

Equivalents

Deutschabperlenherabrieseln
العربيةصبقسب
3 more languages
Bahasa Indonesiamenetes
Polskiskapnąćskapywać
Tiếng Việtnhễu

Examples

“The CEO's benefits are unlikely to trickle down to the factory workers.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

trickled trickled down trickles trickles down trickleth trickling

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