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downcycle
[ doun-sahy-kuhl ]
noun
- Economics. a period or cycle during which business activity or profitability is at a low point:
Energy companies are facing increased cost pressure to get through the current market downcycle.
verb (used with object)
- to process (used goods or waste material) in order to produce something of lesser quality because the original material cannot be recycled into something of the same or better quality: Compare upcycle ( def 1 ).
The plastic bottles can't be reused, but some companies downcycle them into bags.
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