cyclical

[ sahy-kli-kuhl, sik-li- ]
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adjective
  1. 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
  1. Usually cyclicals. stocks of cyclical companies.

Origin of cyclical

1
First recorded in 1810–20; cyclic + -al1

Other words from cyclical

  • cy·cli·cal·ly, adverb
  • cy·cli·cal·i·ty, noun
  • non·cy·cli·cal, adjective
  • non·cy·cli·cal·ly, adverb
  • pro·cy·cli·cal, adjective

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