business cycle
Definition
A predictable long-term pattern of alternating periods of economic growth (recovery) and decline (recession), characterized by changing employment, industrial productivity, and interest rates. also called economic cycle.
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cycle, contraction, buy and hold, cyclical industry, cyclical stock
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