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Meaning of trickle down | Babel Free

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

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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