"business cycle" meaning in English

See business cycle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: business cycles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} business cycle (plural business cycles)
  1. (economics) A long-term fluctuation in economic activity between growth and recession. Wikipedia link: business cycle Categories (topical): Economics Synonyms: economic cycle Translations (economic fluctuation): 景氣循環 (Chinese Mandarin), 景气循环 (jǐngqì xúnhuán) (Chinese Mandarin), konjunktursvingning [common-gender] (Danish), suhdannekierto (Finnish), ciclo de negócios [masculine] (Portuguese), konjunkturcykel [common-gender] (Swedish), chu kì kinh tế (Vietnamese), chu kì kinh doanh (Vietnamese)

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