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Meaning of tulip mania | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any asset bubble (such as a stock bubble), especially when the irony of human folly that it illustrates is being emphasized.

countable, figuratively, idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

“It remains to be seen whether the current valuations in certain sectors will turn out to be a tulip mania.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

tulip poplar tulip root tulip shell tulip snail tulip tree tulip-breaking virus