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booma period of rapid economic growth or increased activity

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a period of rapid economic growth or increased activity

Pronunciation (IPA): /buːm/

Korean meaning: 경기 호황, 붐

Korean pronunciation: **붐**

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's cooking channel went boom after her kimchi recipe went viral.
  • The real estate market is booming in this area.
  • His laughter boomed so loudly that even the neighbors complained.

boom

NOUN

//buːm//

a period of rapid economic growth or increased activity

boom concept
💡 Concept

The town's boom turned a sleepy port into a crowded gold-rush city overnight.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/buːm/
🇬🇧 UK/buːm/

🌳Etymology

Rootboom

Origin

From Dutch 'boom' meaning 'tree' or 'pole', later adopted into English in the 17th century to describe a long pole or spar used on ships. The economic sense developed in the 19th century from the rapid 'booming' or swelling sound associated with sudden growth.

🎵Rhyme

roomdoomzoombloom
room
doom
zoom
bloom

🔗Collocations

economic boom
baby boom
boom and bust
business is booming
boom box
sonic boom

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's cooking channel went boom after her kimchi recipe went viral.

The real estate market is booming in this area.

😄 Fun example

His laughter boomed so loudly that even the neighbors complained.

😄 Fun example

The cryptocurrency boom made some teenagers richer than their parents.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

flourishthriveprosperexpandthunder

Antonyms

bustcollapsedecline

Related

growthexplosionprosperitysurgerise

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