spiralling

spiralling
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spiral UK US /ˈspaɪərəl/ noun [C]
► a situation in which prices, levels, rates, etc. go down, or in which a situation gets worse and is difficult to control because one bad event causes another: a spiral of sth »

The world's two biggest economies are caught in a spiral of borrowing.

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This year's downward spiral of house prices has depressed the market.

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My former colleagues have been stuck in a spiral that continues to say, the only way we can continue our profit margins is to cut good journalism, and that is to me a death spiral.

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spiral UK US /ˈspaɪərəl/ verb [I, usually + adv/prep] (UK -ll-, US -l-)
► (also spiral up/upward(s)) if costs, prices, etc. spiral, they increase quickly: »

Costs spiral, and the patient is subjected to tests they don't need.

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Inflation began to spiral upward.

 spiral (from sth) to sth »

The country's foreign debt spiralled from $840 million to $2.6 billion.

● spiral downwards — Cf. spiral downwards
● spiral out of control — Cf. spiral out of control
spiralling (US spiraling)
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spiralling fuel costs


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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