- virtuous cycle
- A cycle of growth that produces positive returns. Each success in the loop promotes another success in another part of the loop.
Big dictionary of business and management. 2014.
Big dictionary of business and management. 2014.
virtuous cycle — virtuous circle UK / US or virtuous cycle UK / US noun [singular] a process in which a good action or event produces a good result that also causes the process to continue so that more good results happen … English dictionary
virtuous cycle — variant UK US Main entry: virtuous circle … Useful english dictionary
virtuous cycle — (VUR.choo.us sy.kul) n. One good thing leads to another. That is, a situation in which improvement in one element of a chain of circumstances leads to improvement in another element, which then leads to further improvement in the original element … New words
virtuous cycle — /vɜtʃuəs ˈsaɪkəl/ (say verchoohuhs suykuhl) noun a sequence of processes and outcomes in which improvement in one element flows through to the rest of the sequence …
virtuous circle — noun A process by which something good or beneficial is enhanced by its own consequences, opp to vicious circle • • • Main Entry: ↑virtue * * * virtuous circle UK US noun [singular] a process in which a good action or event produces a good result … Useful english dictionary
virtuous circle — or ,virtuous cycle noun singular MAINLY BRITISH a process in which a good action or event produces a good result that also causes the process to continue so that more good results happen ─ opposite VICIOUS CIRCLE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
virtuous circle — UK / US or virtuous cycle UK / US noun [singular] a process in which a good action or event produces a good result that also causes the process to continue so that more good results happen … English dictionary
Virtuous circle and vicious circle — A virtuous circle or a vicious circle is a complex of events that reinforces itself through a feedback loop toward greater instability. A virtuous circle (or virtuous cycle) has favorable results, and a vicious circle (or vicious cycle) has… … Wikipedia
cycle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 series of events that happen repeatedly ADJECTIVE ▪ annual, daily, monthly, seasonal, weekly ▪ the annual cycle of church festivals ▪ irregular … Collocations dictionary
virtuous — adj. Virtuous is used with these nouns: ↑cycle … Collocations dictionary