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Kitchin cycle

Kitchin cycle noun: a short business cycle of about 40 months, believed to be due to time lags in information movement affecting decision-making.

Noun

Kitchin cycle (plural Kitchin cycles)

  1. A short business cycle of about 40 months, believed to be due to time lags in information movement affecting decision-making.

Forms of Kitchin cycle

pluralKitchin cycles

Origin of Kitchin cycle

Identified in the 1920s by Joseph Kitchin.

Questions about Kitchin cycle

What does Kitchin cycle mean?
Kitchin cycle means a short business cycle of about 40 months, believed to be due to time lags in information movement affecting decision-making.
What part of speech is Kitchin cycle?
Kitchin cycle is a noun.
What is the plural of Kitchin cycle?
The plural of Kitchin cycle is Kitchin cycles.

Words near Kitchin cycle in the dictionary

  1. kitcherie
  2. Kitchewan
  3. Kitchewank
  4. Kitchi Gami
  5. kitchin
  6. Kitchin cycle
  7. Kitchin cycles
  8. Kitching
  9. Kitchings
  10. kitchins
  11. Kitchissippi

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