boom and bust

boom and bust
A pattern of high prices in a given market or in the entire economy followed by ruinously low prices, falling production, and bankruptcies by producers.

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  • boom and bust — ˌboom and ˈbust noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS a situation in which an economy regularly becomes more active and successful and then suddenly fails: • We must try to break this economic cycle of boom and bust. * * * boom and bust UK US noun [U] ►… …   Financial and business terms

  • boom and bust — Alternate periods of economic expansion and recession • • • Main Entry: ↑boom * * * boom and bust UK US noun [uncountable] economics a situation in which a country’s economy regularly goes through periods of success followed by periods of failure …   Useful english dictionary

  • boom and bust — noun uncount a situation in which a country s economy regularly goes through periods of success followed by periods of failure …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Boom and bust — In economics, the term boom and bust refers to the movement of an economy through economic cycles. The Boom Bust economic cycleThe boom and bust cycle describes the cycle of economic upswings and downswings in the business economy.An economic… …   Wikipedia

  • boom-and-bust — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: boom (IV) : 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • boom-and-bust — adj. Boom and bust is used with these nouns: ↑cycle …   Collocations dictionary

  • boom-and-bust — /boohm euhn bust /, adj. characteristic of a period of economic prosperity followed by a depression. Also, boom or bust. [1940 45] * * * …   Universalium

  • Fear the Boom and Bust — (Бойтесь взлётов и падений)  видеоклип в стиле хип хоп, в котором известные экономисты Джон Мейнард Кейнс и Фридрих фон Хайек принимают участие в рэп битве. Это видео примечательно тем, что почти 80 лет философских и экономических дебатов… …   Википедия

  • boom-or-bust — /boohm euhr bust /, adj. boom and bust. * * * …   Universalium

  • boom-or-bust — /boohm euhr bust /, adj. boom and bust …   Useful english dictionary

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