SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable fluctuations as a function of the season of the year

Example:

seasonal adjustments for housing starts must be made in mid-winter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("seasonal adjustment" is a kind of...):

adjustment; allowance (an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances)