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downcycle

verb

Etymology

Blend of down + recycle.

  1. derived from *kʷékʷlos✻
  2. derived from κύκλος
  3. derived from cyclus
  4. inherited from cicle — “fixed length period of years”
  5. prefixed as recycle — “re + cycle”
  6. compounded as downcycle — “down + recycle”

Definitions

  1. To convert (waste materials, etc.) into new materials or products of lower quality and…

    To convert (waste materials, etc.) into new materials or products of lower quality and reduced functionality.

  2. A period of a cycle where something is decreasing or deteriorating.

    • Because commodity industries, including energy, are driven by costs, a pricing down-cycle brings major cost cutting efforts, often involving restructurings and consolidations to increase economies of scale.
    • [M]ost experts agree that a downcycle is in progress and are expecting demand from emerging countries and regions such as India, South-East Asia and even Africa, to eventually rebound to the point where it once again outstrips supply.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA