oscillate
/ˈɒsɪleɪt/ verb [I]Definition
› to move repeatedly from one position to another: oscillate between sth and sth The stock has spent most of the past five years oscillating between $3 and $5. The FTSE 100 index closed up 2.4%, having oscillated wildly throughout the week.
oscillation noun [C or U] › a long period of oscillation between profit and loss(Definition of oscillate verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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