economic boom

collocation in English

meaningsofeconomicandboom

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economic
adjective
uk
/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/us
/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/
relating to trade, industry, ...
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boom
noun
uk
/buːm/us
/buːm/
a deep and loud ...
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(Definition ofeconomicandboomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofeconomic boom

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Such description covers times ofeconomicboomand bust on both sides of the border.
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During the 1870s it grew very rapidly as a result of theeconomicboomand the establishment of new factories in the city.
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Although theeconomicboomended in 1920, weaving mills thereafter required an increasing number of women.
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The state began its changes in the late 1980s, at the crest of a nationaleconomicboomthat had lowered unemployment rates throughout the country.
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Theeconomicboomproduced by this trade attracted immigrants to the city and resulted both in significant growth in population and major urban development.
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The worldwideeconomicboom, which peaked in 2000, also played a role in stimulating trade.
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Aneconomicboomshook the nation, cranking open the academic faucet for a stream of students pouring into the universities, with a rising number from the hitherto under-represented middle classes.
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Opportunities for social mobility increased significantly due to theeconomicboomof the 1940s, the establishment of home industries and the expansion of the state bureaucracy.
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Such companies could not meet requirements of larger ones in aneconomicboom.
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Why in the 1950s, the 1960s and perhaps part of the 1970s did the world experience an unprecedentedeconomicboom?
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There are clear signs that theeconomicboomis coming to an end.
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He believes that we are going through aneconomicboom.
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The myth of a creepingeconomicboom, moving up the country, cuts no ice in northern cities and towns.
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In times ofeconomicboom, they are deployed as cheap labour; during a political and economic crisis, they are the scapegoats par excellence.
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This relates in particular to the better use of periods ofeconomicboomto improve the situation in public finances.
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But it would also be a good thing to have a fairer distribution of theeconomicboomand the current benefits.
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There has been a good deal of argument about whether giving them a rise will reduce unemployment and bring momentum to theeconomicboom.
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An enormous problem was beginning to develop during the worldeconomicboom16, 17 and 18 years ago.
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The fact is that, duringeconomicboomperiods, budget deficits were not reduced.
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They were not in favour ineconomicboomtimes either.
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