What does "business cycle" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "business cycle"?

Common synonyms include: boom, bottoming out, business fluctuations, bust, cooling off, crisis.

noun

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Noun

1
A long-term fluctuation in economic activity between growth and recession.
2
recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline wordnet