The best companies are usually investing during an economic downturn.
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Downturn
//ˈdaʊntɜːn//
Synonyms for "downturn" (118 found)
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Closest matches (24)
Strong matches (35)
Related words (59)
downward trenddropdroppingdwindlingdyingebbeclipseeconomic cycleeconomic expansioneconomic growtheffetenessexpanding economyexpansionfadingfailingfailurefailure of nervefallfallingfalling-off
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falloffgravitationgrowthhigh growth rateinclinationinvolutionlapseloss of tonelowmarket expansionpeakpeakingplummetingplungepounceprosperityrapidsrecessionrecoveryregressionremissionretreatretrocessionretrogradationretrogressionsagslackslideslipslippageslowdownslumpstoopsubsidenceswooptwilightupturnwanewaterfall
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Translations
23 translations across 15 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- спад noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
Catalan
1 entries- daltabaix noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 下降 noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
- 衰退 noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
Finnish
4 entries- heikkeneminen noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
- lasku noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
- laskusuhdanne noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
- taantuma noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
French
2 entries- déclin noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
- ralentissement noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
German
2 entries- Abschwung noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
- Rückgang noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
Italian
2 entries- calo noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
- recessione noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
Japanese
1 entries- 下降 noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
Korean
1 entries- 하강 noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
Māori
2 entries- hurirapanga noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
- paheketanga noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
Portuguese
1 entries- declínio noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
Russian
1 entries- спад noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
Spanish
1 entries- bajón noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
Swedish
1 entries- nedgång noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
Ukrainian
1 entries- спад noun (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
If the COVID-19 epidemic persists for any length of time, UNCTAD says it is likely to result in a significant downturn in the global economy.
Source: tatoeba (8594509)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned Thursday that the entire global airline industry is suffering amid a huge downturn in bookings.
Source: tatoeba (8599522)
What's responsible for Algeria's economic downturn?
Source: tatoeba (10103115)
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