boom

/buːm/ noun [C]

Definition

INCREASE › a period when there is a big increase in sales or profits: an economic boom The 1990's saw a boom in computer sales.

SOUND › a loud, deep sound → See also baby boom

(Definition of boom noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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