business cycle

noun

A long-term fluctuation in economic activity between growth and recession.

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economic cycletrade cycle
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Meanings

nounbusiness cycle (plural business cycles)

plural business cycles

  1. economicsA long-term fluctuation in economic activity between growth and recession.

    Synonyms: economic cycle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA long-term fluctuation in economic activity between growth and recession.

Similar
economic cycle

More synonyms by meaning

nounrecurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline

Similar
trade cycle
Broader
variationfluctuation
Also see
trade cycle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 景氣循環 /景气循环
  • 景氣循環 /景气循环 (jǐngqì xúnhuán)economic fluctuation
Czech hospodářský cyklus
  • hospodářský cykluseconomic fluctuation
Danish konjunktursvingning
  • konjunktursvingningeconomic fluctuation
Finnish suhdannekierto
  • suhdannekiertoeconomic fluctuation
French cycle économique
  • cycle économiqueeconomic fluctuation
Indonesian daur niaga
  • daur niagaeconomic fluctuation
Italian ciclo economico
  • ciclo economicoeconomic fluctuation
Polish cykl koniunkturalny
  • cykl koniunkturalnyeconomic fluctuation
Portuguese ciclo de negócios, ciclo econômico
  • ciclo de negócioseconomic fluctuation
  • ciclo econômicoeconomic fluctuation
Russian экономический цикл
  • экономический цикл (ekonomičeskij cikl)economic fluctuation
Slovak hospodársky cyklus
  • hospodársky cykluseconomic fluctuation
Spanish ciclo económico
  • ciclo económicoeconomic fluctuation
Swedish konjunkturcykel
  • konjunkturcykeleconomic fluctuation
Ukrainian економічний цикл
  • економічний цикл (ekonomičnyj cykl)economic fluctuation
Vietnamese chu kì kinh tế, chu kì kinh doanh
  • chu kì kinh tếeconomic fluctuation
  • chu kì kinh doanheconomic fluctuation
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APA

business cycle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/business%20cycle

MLA

“business cycle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/business%20cycle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “business cycle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/business%20cycle.

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