- boomlet
- noun
Date: 1880
a small boom; specifically a sudden increase in business activity <a stock market boomlet>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
boomlet
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boomlet — /boohm lit/, n. a brief increase, as in business activity or political popularity. [1875 80, Amer.; BOOM1 + LET] * * * … Universalium
boomlet — noun A small period of rapid growth in a market. See Also: boom … Wiktionary
boomlet — n. short period of surprising and intense economic boom; small boom in the birth rate … English contemporary dictionary
boomlet — boom·let … English syllables
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boomlet — ˈbümlə̇t noun ( s) Etymology: boom (IV) + let : a small boom; specifically : a short term increase in economic activity … Useful english dictionary
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