boom-and-bust

adjective

Featuring or characterized by a boom and bust cycle in a market or an economy, in which rapid price increase is followed by falling prices or recession.

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adjectiveboom-and-bust (comparative more boom-and-bust, superlative most boom-and-bust)

comparative more boom-and-bust · superlative most boom-and-bust

  1. businessFeaturing or characterized by a boom and bust cycle in a market or an economy, in which rapid price increase is followed by falling prices or recession.

    The continued boom‐and‐bust cycles in support of education and research constitute a costly waste of the nation's human resources.

    1973 October 15, “Boom‐and‐Bust Science”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
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    Florida was one of the most boom-and-bust states for home prices in the 2000s. The median price of a home in the Orlando area, for example, doubled from around $125,000 in 2002 to around $250,000 in 2006, before dropping just as fast.

    2013 April 6, Matt Olberding, “Waverly business owner renting houses to Disney visitors”, in Lincoln Star Journal

    Caplan's concerns include the Williams and Oakervee Reviews, the boom-and-bust culture for rail funding, and the hiatus on major projects.

    2020 January 2, “North demands Johnson delivers on promises”, in Rail, page 15
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