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1Business cycle — Economics …
2business cycle — a recurrent fluctuation in the total business activity of a country. [1920 25] * * * Periodic fluctuation in the rate of economic activity, as measured by levels of employment, prices, and production. Economists have long debated why periods of… …
3business cycle — Repetitive cycles of economic expansion and contractions. The official peaks and troughs of the US cycle are determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, MA. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * business cycle business… …
4business cycle — /ˈbɪznəs saɪkəl/ (say biznuhs suykuhl) noun a recurring series of expansions and contractions in economic activity especially associated with industrial economies. Also, trade cycle …
5depression — /di presh euhn/, n. 1. the act of depressing. 2. the state of being depressed. 3. a depressed or sunken place or part; an area lower than the surrounding surface. 4. sadness; gloom; dejection. 5. Psychiatry. a condition of general emotional… …
6Albion Iron Works (VMD) — This was an historic metal and shipyard in Victoria, Canada. With the Fraser and Cariboo Gold Rush BC was dependentupon Californian supplies and ships. To prevent US domination of the British Colony, Governor James Douglas passed lawsrestricting… …
7Recession — This article is about a slowdown in economic activity. For other uses, see Recession (disambiguation). Economics …
8Childbirth — Parturition redirects here. For the Voyager episode, see Parturition (Star Trek: Voyager). Childbirth (also called labor, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more… …
9Long Depression — Not to be confused with long term depression. The Long Depression was a worldwide economic crisis, felt most heavily in Europe and the United States, which had been experiencing strong economic growth fueled by the Second Industrial Revolution… …
10Kansai dialect — A label in Kansai ben. The advertisement, Iwashi o tabena akan!, translates as You must eat sardines! …
