'business cycle' definitions:

Definition of 'business cycle'

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noun

Recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline [syn: business cycle, trade cycle]

Synonyms of 'business cycle'

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boom,
bottoming out,
business fluctuations,
bust,
cooling off,
crisis,
depression,
downturn,
economic cycle,
economic expansion,
economic growth,
expanding economy,
expansion,
growth,
high growth rate,
low,
market expansion,
peak,
peaking,
prosperity,
recession,
recovery,
slowdown,
slump,
upturn

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