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trickle-down hypothesis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The idea that policies benefiting the wealthy shall ultimately benefit everybody else.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, pseudoscience, sciences

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History

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Attributed to humorist Will Rogers.

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Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: teoria skapywania — idea that policies benefiting the wealthy shall ultimately benefit everybody
  • Spanish: hipótesis del goteo hacia abajo — idea that policies benefiting the wealthy shall ultimately benefit everybody
  • Spanish: hipótesis de la instilación hacia abajo — idea that policies benefiting the wealthy shall ultimately benefit everybody
  • Swedish: nedsippringsteorin — idea that policies benefiting the wealthy shall ultimately benefit everybody