Kitchin cycle

noun

A short business cycle of about 40 months, believed to be due to time lags in information movement affecting decision-making.

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Meanings

nounKitchin cycle (plural Kitchin cycles)

plural Kitchin cycles

  1. businessA short business cycle of about 40 months, believed to be due to time lags in information movement affecting decision-making.

Origin

Identified in the 1920s by Joseph Kitchin.

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Kitchin cycle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kitchin%20cycle

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