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boom-and-bust



Pronunciation: (bOOm'un bust'), [key]
—adj.
characteristic of a period of economic prosperity followed by a depression. Also,boom-or-bust.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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