cascade
B1CEFR level
35/100Rarity: fairly common
NeutralRegister
General noun
A small waterfall, or a sequence that flows down.
One resignation set off a cascade of departures.
Business verb
To pass information, targets or decisions down through successive levels of an organisation.
Directors cascade the annual objectives to their teams within a fortnight.
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