boom

  • 61Boom — A period of time during which sales of a product or business activity increases very rapidly. In the stock market, booms are associated with bull markets, whereas busts are associated with bear markets. The cyclical nature of the market and the… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 62boom — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino Incremento espectacular, éxito, auge: ■ el boom de la literatura hispanoamericana. IRREG. plural booms * * * boom (ingl.; pronunc. [bum]; pl. «booms») m. Gran desarrollo o éxito de algo: ‘El boom de la novela …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 63boom — /bu:m/ noun the time when sales, production or business activity are increasing ● a period of economic boom ● the boom of the 1970s ♦ the boom years years when there is an economic boom ■ verb to expand or to become prosperous ● business is… …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 64boom — n. 1) a sonic boom 2) a baby; business, economic; postwar; wartime boom * * * [buːm] business economic postwar wartime boom a baby a sonic boom …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 65boom — [buːm] noun [C] I 1) a sudden increase in economic activity or success the economic boom of the 1980s[/ex] The island is experiencing a boom in tourism.[/ex] 2) a deep loud sound that continues for some time 3) a pole with a camera or MICROPHONE… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 66boom — TV (verb) (ped) Vertical camera move (“boom up,” “boom down”) often making use of a“boom” or boom arm …

    Audio and video glossary

  • 67boom — /bu:m/ noun 1. a time when sales, production or business activity are increasing ● a period of economic boom ● the boom of the 1990s ♦ the boom years years when there is an economic boom 2. a time when anything is increasing ■ verb to expand or… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 68boom — 1. n. & v. n. a deep resonant sound. v.intr. make or speak with a boom. Etymology: imit. 2. n. & v. n. a period of prosperity or sudden activity in commerce. v.intr. (esp. of commercial ventures) be suddenly prosperous or successful. Phrases and… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 69boom — I. verb Etymology: Middle English bomben, bummen, of imitative origin Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to make a deep hollow sound 2. a. to increase in importance, popularity, or esteem b. to experience a sudden rapid growth and expansion… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 70Boom —     To boom a show was to swell the attendance. One might say that a certain town could not be counted on to boom a certain type of attraction, or one might try a new kind of advertising to boom a show …

    The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater