cyclical

[ sahy-kli-kuh l, sik-li- ]
/ ˈsaɪ klɪ kəl, ˈsɪk lɪ- /
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adjective

cyclic.
of or denoting a business or stock whose income, value, or earnings fluctuate widely according to variations in the economy or the cycle of the seasons: Selling Christmas decorations is a cyclical business.

noun

Usually cyclicals. stocks of cyclical companies.

Origin of cyclical

First recorded in 1810–20; cyclic + -al1

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Words nearby cyclical

cyclic compound, cyclic gmp, cyclic neutropenia, cyclic pitch lever, cyclic shift, cyclical, cyclical unemployment, cyclicotomy, cycling, cycling shorts, cyclist

Words related to cyclically

exactly, incessantly, always, constantly, typically, daily, continually, steadily, normally, periodically, infrequently, occasionally, evenly, invariably, mechanically, perpetually, ceaselessly, methodically, monotonously, redundantly

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