Kondratieff

noun

Kon·​dra·​ti·​eff

kənˈdrätēˌef

plural -s

: a business cycle with a periodicity of between 50 and 60 years

Word History

Etymology

after Nikolai D. Kondratev, born 1892 Russian economist

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