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business trend

 
 
noun [C]

Definition

a general change in the way business is developing: Economists don't know exactly what business trend will drive the next wave of jobs. Recently there has been a general business trend toward corporate downsizing and consolidation.
(Definition of business trend noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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