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CYCLE ECONOMIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-04-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Fluctuations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- business cycle
1, record 1, English, business%20cycle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- economic cycle 2, record 1, English, economic%20cycle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Periodic variations of general macroeconomic indices: growth, inflation, employment, etc. above and below the long term trend line of a country. A low cycle means depression and a high cycle means a boom. 3, record 1, English, - business%20cycle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare to "accounting cycle", "operating cycle" and "production cycle". 4, record 1, English, - business%20cycle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
economic cycle: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995]. 5, record 1, English, - business%20cycle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Typical business cycle; business cycle theory 6, record 1, English, - business%20cycle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fluctuations économiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cycle économique
1, record 1, French, cycle%20%C3%A9conomique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cycle conjoncturel 2, record 1, French, cycle%20conjoncturel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fluctuation périodique plus ou moins régulière de l'activité économique, marquée par quatre phases successives : 1) la contraction ou récession, 2) le creux, 3) l'expansion, et 4) le sommet ou la stagnation. 3, record 1, French, - cycle%20%C3%A9conomique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«cycle» : Quoique le terme «cycle» tout court soit souvent utilisé en français pour désigner un «cycle économique», cela peut prêter à confusion. 4, record 1, French, - cycle%20%C3%A9conomique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cycle économique : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 5, record 1, French, - cycle%20%C3%A9conomique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
cycle économique classique 6, record 1, French, - cycle%20%C3%A9conomique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fluctuaciones económicas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciclo económico
1, record 1, Spanish, ciclo%20econ%C3%B3mico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variaciones periódicas de los índices generales macroeconómicos: crecimiento, inflación, empleo, etc., por encima y por debajo de la línea de tendencia a largo plazo de un país. Cuando es un ciclo a la baja se denomina recesión, y cuando es al alza expansión. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ciclo%20econ%C3%B3mico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ciclo económico: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, Spanish, - ciclo%20econ%C3%B3mico
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