supercycle

English

Etymology

super- +‎ cycle

Noun

supercycle (plural supercycles)

  1. (astronomy) A regular cycle of superoutbursts.
  2. (economics) A Kondratiev wave.
  3. (economics) A prolonged period of growth and profitability.
    • 2023 November 11, Madeleine Speed, quoting Debra Crew, “Diageo tumbles after sobering Latin America sales slowdown”, in FT Weekend, page 10:
      “With the volatility that we saw through the Covid supercycle, it has been hard to see through what part of this was true consumption growth versus inventory increases,” she said.
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