bubble
noun [C usually singular] (GOOD PERIOD) /ˈbʌb.l̩/Definition
› a temporary period of very successful economic performance by a country, often followed by sudden economic failure: Japan's economic bubbleEconomics and the state of the economy
(Definition of bubble noun (GOOD PERIOD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- buyer's market noun
- consumer price index noun
- deflation noun (MONEY)
- downturn noun
- economist noun
- enterprise culture noun
- GDP per capita noun
- GNI noun
- inflationary spiral noun
- macroeconomics noun
- market forces noun
- microeconomics noun
- mixed economy noun
- open-door adjective
- retail price index noun
- saturate verb (FILL)
- spending noun
- squeeze noun (LIMIT)
- stall verb (DELAY)
- underdeveloped adjective
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