virtuous cycle

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• 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 — 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

• 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