"business cycle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: business cycles [plural]
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  1. (economics) A long-term fluctuation in economic activity between growth and recession. Synonyms: economic cycle Translations (economic fluctuation): բիզնես ցիկլ (biznes cʻikl) (Armenian), 景氣循環 /景气循环 (jǐngqì xúnhuán) (Chinese Mandarin), hospodářský cyklus [masculine] (Czech), konjunktursvingning [common-gender] (Danish), suhdannekierto (Finnish), cycle économique [masculine] (French), ciclo economico [masculine] (Italian), cykl koniunkturalny [masculine] (Polish), ciclo de negócios [masculine] (Portuguese), ciclo econômico [masculine] (Portuguese), экономический цикл (ekonomičeskij cikl) [masculine] (Russian), hospodársky cyklus [masculine] (Slovak), ciclo económico [masculine] (Spanish), konjunkturcykel [common-gender] (Swedish), економічний цикл (ekonomičnyj cykl) [masculine] (Ukrainian), chu kì kinh tế (Vietnamese), chu kì kinh doanh (Vietnamese)

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