Ratchet-effect
noun
1.
intermittent growth, increase, expansion, or the like:
the ratchet effect of defense expenditures.
noun
1.
(economics) an effect that occurs when a price or wage increases as a result of temporary pressure but fails to fall back when the pressure is removed
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