down cyclen.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊn ˌsʌɪkl/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊn ˌsaɪk(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., cycle n.¹

Etymology: < down adv. + cycle n.¹

A cycle of events, or part of a cycle, characterized by decline, deterioration, or contraction.Originally and chiefly with reference to economic and business cycles; cf. economic cycle n. at economic n. and adj. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1894 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 16 Jan. 4/4 He says the country is in the down cycle of trade and prices.

1922 Amer. Cutler Aug. 35/1 Business goes in cycles, and we are in the down cycle.

1975 Irish Times 15 Apr. 14/7 All the evidence of the wool textile downcycle is in the..half year figures... There was a net loss of £13,500.

1990 Field Jan. 37/3 The pundits were quick to tell us that salmon runs go in cycles; that spring salmon are presently in a down-cycle and that autumn salmon are in the ascendancy.

2017 H. S. Dent & A. Pancholi Zero Hour 108 The 1942–68 boom cycle saw real growth at 33 percent higher than the down cycle that followed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	down cycle
释义	down cyclen. Brit. /ˈdaʊn ˌsʌɪkl/, U.S. /ˈdaʊn ˌsaɪk(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., cycle n.¹ Etymology: < down adv. + cycle n.¹ A cycle of events, or part of a cycle, characterized by decline, deterioration, or contraction.Originally and chiefly with reference to economic and business cycles; cf. economic cycle n. at economic n. and adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1894 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 16 Jan. 4/4 He says the country is in the down cycle of trade and prices. 1922 Amer. Cutler Aug. 35/1 Business goes in cycles, and we are in the down cycle. 1975 Irish Times 15 Apr. 14/7 All the evidence of the wool textile downcycle is in the..half year figures... There was a net loss of £13,500. 1990 Field Jan. 37/3 The pundits were quick to tell us that salmon runs go in cycles; that spring salmon are presently in a down-cycle and that autumn salmon are in the ascendancy. 2017 H. S. Dent & A. Pancholi Zero Hour 108 The 1942–68 boom cycle saw real growth at 33 percent higher than the down cycle that followed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1894
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