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boom-bust

boom-bust
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boom buhst]
    • /bum bʌst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boom buhst]
    • /bum bʌst/

Definition of boom-bust word

  • adjective boom-bust relating to a supposed cycle in which periods of prosperity and growth alternate with periods of recession 3

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Parts of speech for Boom-bust

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

boom-bust popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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