boom-and-bust
noun
: an alternation of prosperity and depression
specifically
: alternate periods of high and low levels of economic activity in the business cycle
we're in for the biggest boom-and-bust … that we've ever seen —
Hal Borland
Hal Borland
boom-and-bust
adjective
… diversifying a local economy to make it less subject to boom-and-bust whiplash.
—Douglas H. Chadwick, Audubon, November/December 1995
Douglas H. Chadwick, Audubon, November/December 1995
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“Boom-and-bust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boom-and-bust. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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