Recession is a temporary falling off of business activity during a period when such activity is generally increasing.
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Recession
/ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/
Synonyms for "recession" (112 found)
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abandonmentalcovebacksetbackslidingbackward motionbackward stepbad timesbayboombottoming outbusiness cyclebusiness fluctuationsbustcapitulationcessioncooling offcornercovecrisis
Noun(4 words)
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Related words (56)
Noun(13 words)
nichepullbackpullbacksrecedingrecessrecessionalretreatretreatingslumpslumpsspanish deprimirsudden collapsewithdrawal
Determiner(1 words)
no energy flow
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11 entriescedingcessionconcave shapeconcavityeconomic conditiongeographic changeincurvationincurvaturemovementprocessionwithdrawal
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6 entriescoastal recessiondouble-dip recessionlong recessionmild recessionshoreline recessiontidal recession
Collocations
6 entriesdeep recessioneconomic recessionglobal recessiongreat recessionmajor recessionmild recession
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1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
He argued that the new policy was bound to drive the economy into recession.
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The recovery of Japan's economy, which has been in a recession for some time, is finally under way.
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This increase in unemployment is a consequence of the recession.
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