business cycle
noun
: a cycle of economic activity usually consisting of recession, recovery, growth, and decline
Examples of business cycle in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
It’s used by the Conference Board to produce economic indexes that help companies better understand the current business cycle.
—
David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, both the theory of political business cycles and the time-inconsistency hypothesis predict that politicians will tend to promise low inflation early in their terms but will ultimately pursue expansionary policies just before elections, creating dangerous inflationary pressures.
—Jacqueline Best, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2017
Rebuilding Trust, Culture And Morale After Layoffs Layoffs may be part of business cycles.
—Daisy Auger-Domínguez, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The stable world of predictable business cycles is history.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for business cycle
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, both the theory of political business cycles and the time-inconsistency hypothesis predict that politicians will tend to promise low inflation early in their terms but will ultimately pursue expansionary policies just before elections, creating dangerous inflationary pressures.
—Jacqueline Best, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2017
Rebuilding Trust, Culture And Morale After Layoffs Layoffs may be part of business cycles.
—Daisy Auger-Domínguez, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The stable world of predictable business cycles is history.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for business cycle
Cite this Entry
“Business cycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20cycle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share