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View synonyms for recession

recession

1

[ ri-sesh-uhn ]

noun

  1. the act of receding recede or withdrawing.
  2. a receding recede part of a wall, building, etc.
  3. a withdrawing procession, as at the end of a religious service.
  4. Economics. a period of an economic contraction, sometimes limited in scope or duration. Compare depression ( def 7 ).


recession

2

[ ree-sesh-uhn ]

noun

  1. a return of ownership to a former possessor.

recession

1

/ riːˈsɛʃən /

noun

  1. the act of restoring possession to a former owner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


recession

2

/ rɪˈsɛʃən /

noun

  1. a temporary depression in economic activity or prosperity
  2. the withdrawal of the clergy and choir in procession from the chancel at the conclusion of a church service
  3. the act of receding
  4. a part of a building, wall, etc, that recedes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

recession

  1. A general business slump, less severe than a depression .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of recession1

First recorded in 1640–50, recession is from the Latin word recessiōn- (stem of recessiō ). See recess, -ion

Origin of recession2

First recorded in 1885–90; re- + cession
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recession1

C19: from re- + cession

Origin of recession2

C17: from Latin recessio ; see recess
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Example Sentences

Stay-at-home stocks continue to dominate the wider markets rally as investors bet the digital economy will power the broader economy out of recession.

From Fortune

In 2008, China and India did not slip into a recession — their economic growth merely slowed.

From Ozy

When people hear “degrowth,” they think that sounds like a recession.

Women — who have been hit harder than men during this recession — did see some substantial gains this month.

Low-income women of color are also among the likeliest to have lost their jobs in the current recession.

The state was in a deep recession as Duke galvanized a racial backlash.

The follow-up story is how those who survived both the competitive onslaught, as well as the recession, have adapted.

Following the pre-recession excess of T-Pain and Akon, hip-hop was in search of greater authenticity.

All of this contrasts markedly with pre-recession policies, especially what has come to be known as the “Beckham Law.”

During the recession net immigration to the U.S. from Mexico fell to zero or less.

Here the man broke off to assist in bringing the boat back from its recession with the current, at this point boisterously swift.

Where strata rest on exposed softer beds, these are undermined from the front, and in this way recession is brought about.

This was really on his part a recession from the extreme ground he had taken in the speech.

The inlet, therefore, will not be much extended beyond its present limit by the recession of the glacier.

As he sat smoking, the recession came, the reaction from weeks of nervous tension.

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