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boom-and-bust
[ boom-uhn-buhst ]
adjective
- characteristic of a period of economic prosperity followed by a depression.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of boom-and-bust1
First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences
Barely 20 years ago, Brazil was a drowsy, underperfoming Third World nation, plagued by hyperinflation and boom-and-bust growth.
From The Daily Beast
Get-rich schemes have endured on TV for more than 25 years, and have successfully survived several boom-and-bust cycles.
From The Daily Beast
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