单词 | trickle-down theory |
释义 | trickle-down theory in British English (ˈtrɪkəlˌdaʊn ˈθiːərɪ) noun economics the theory that granting concessions such as tax cuts to the rich will benefit all levels of society by stimulating the economy trickle-down theory in American Englishnoun an economic theory that monetary benefits directed esp. by the government to big business will in turn pass down to and profit smaller businesses and the general public Word origin [1950–55]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: International Gothic, action painting, bleep, drip-dry, speech recognition |
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