boom-and-bust
[ boom-uh n-buhst ]
/ ˈbum ənˈbʌst /
adjective
characteristic of a period of economic prosperity followed by a depression.
Also
boom-or-bust.
Origin of boom-and-bust
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby boom-and-bust
boom,
boom box,
boom shot,
boom town,
boom, sonic,
boom-and-bust,
boom-or-bust,
boomer,
boomer state,
boomerang,
boomerang kid
Example sentences from the Web for boom-and-bust
Barely 20 years ago, Brazil was a drowsy, underperfoming Third World nation, plagued by hyperinflation and boom-and-bust growth.