sub-trend
noun[C]
(alsosubtrend)uk/ˈsʌbˌtrend/us/ˈsʌbˌtrend/a lessimportantdevelopmentorchangein asituation,behaviour,fashion, etc., within alargerdevelopmentorchange:
There is a sub-trendinvolvingcomposerstakingpartinperformancesoftheirownwork.
There are threekeysubtrends in today'smarketingenvironment.
- One sub-trend ofglobalizationis theriseofglobalmediaandexchangeofcultures.
- A 1970s sub-trend has beenfilteringdown fromfilmsto thefashioncatwalk.
- Thedominantsubtrend has been astrongupwardmovementinhouseholdincome.
Lifestyles & their study
- affluenza
- anthropogenic
- anthropological
- anthropologically
- anthropologist
- anthropology
- demographer
- demographics
- demography
- downshifting
- ethnographer
- hermetic
- hermetically
- intercultural
- lifestyle
- meme
- way of lifeidiom
- westernization
- westernize
- westernized
sub-trend
adjective
finance and economicsspecializeduk/ˌsʌbˈtrend/us/ˌsʌbˈtrend/happeningat alowerrateorlevelthan themainrateorlevel:
Sub-trendgrowthin themajoreconomiesshouldleadtoreducedinflation.
Aperiodof subtrendgrowthforGDPisexpectedin the firsthalfof nextyear.
- Shebelievesthat sub-trendexpansionisnecessarytokeepinflationundercontrol.
Economics
- accommodative
- anti-economic
- anti-inflation
- anti-inflationary
- anti-recession
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- double-dip
- float
- GDP
- go-go
- hyperinflation
- inflation
- monetarist
- monetization
- monetize
- neoliberal
- non-economist
- pecuniary
- protectionism
- upturn