Recession - English meaning

Recession – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in gdp in two successive quarters.
Usage examples:
The country is in the depths of a recession
Synonims:
Economic declineDownturnDepressionSlumpSlowdownTroughCredit crunchCredit squeezeStagnationStagflationHard timesBust
noun
The action of receding; motion away from an observer.
Usage examples:
The expansion of the universe is described by a very simple equation called hubble's law; the veloc…

Recession translation into English

Recession: translate from English into Chinese

经济衰退, 不景气, 后退

Recession: translate from English into Dutch

Recessie, Terugwijking

Recession: translate from English into French

Récession, Recul, Récession économique, Régression, Retrait, Rétrocession, Sortie en procession

Recession: translate from English into German

Rezession, Rückgang, Konjunkturrückgang, Auszug, Zurückweihen

Recession: translate from English into Hindi

मंदी, व्यापारिक मंदी, पीछे हटना, निकासी, वापसी, लौटा लेना, बाज आना, फेर लेना

Recession: translate from English into Italian

Recessione, Arretramento, Ritiro

Recession: translate from English into Korean

경기 후퇴, 퇴거, 일시적인 경기 후퇴, 후미진 곳

Recession: translate from English into Russian

Рецессия, Спад, Снижение, Падение, Удаление, Отступание, Понижение, Углубление, Уход

Recession: translate from English into Spanish

Recesión, Retroceso, Retirada, Baja disminución

Word origin

mid 17th century: from Latin recessio(n- ), from recess- ‘gone back’, from the verb recedere (see recede).

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Recession – similar words

recessing

verb
Attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed.
Usage examples:
The lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling

noun
A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest.
Usage examples:
A table set into a recess

noun
A period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended.
Usage examples:
Talks resumed after a month's recess

Recessing - all meanings in English

recesses

noun
A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest.
Usage examples:
A table set into a recess

verb
Attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed.
Usage examples:
The lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling

noun
A small space in a room, formed by one part of a wall being farther back than the parts on each side

Recesses - all meanings in English

recessed

adjective
(of a fitment or architectural feature) set or built in a recess in the surrounding wall or surface.
Usage examples:
Supplement the light from the chandelier with recessed lights along the perimeter of the room

verb
Attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed.
Usage examples:
The lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling

adjective
Built in a space in a wall
Usage examples:
Recessed lights

Recessed - all meanings in English

recess

noun
A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest.
Usage examples:
A table set into a recess

verb
Attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed.
Usage examples:
The lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling

noun
A period of time in which an organized activity such as study or work is temporarily stopped
Usage examples:
Congress returns from its august recess next week., after lunch, the kids have recess., he pointed …

Recess - all meanings in English

Recession synonims

bust

bʌst

noun
A woman's chest as measured around her breasts.
Usage examples:
A 36-inch bust

verb
Break, split, or burst.
Usage examples:
They bust the tunnel wide open

adjective
Damaged or broken.
Usage examples:
The vacuum cleaner's bust

Bust - all meanings in English

depression

dɪˈpreʃ.ən

noun
Feelings of severe despondency and dejection.
Usage examples:
Self-doubt creeps in and that swiftly turns to depression

noun
A feeling of sadness, or medical a type of mental illness that causes long periods of unhappiness
Usage examples:
I’m just beginning to get over the depression from losing my job., medical tiredness, loss of appet…

noun
A recession (= time of low economic activity, when investments lose value, businesses fail and people lose their jobs) that lasts for a long period of time, usually several years
Usage examples:
Plunge/slide into depression the thirties saw the world plunge into depression., the wall street cr…

Depression - all meanings in English

downturn

ˈdaʊn.tɜːn

noun
A decline in economic, business, or other activity.
Usage examples:
A downturn in the housing market

noun
A reduction in the amount or success of something
Usage examples:
A downturn in car sales

noun
A reduction in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity
Usage examples:
Economic/market downturn thousands of workers have lost their jobs in the economic downturn., there…

Downturn - all meanings in English

slowdown

noun
An act of slowing down.
Usage examples:
A traffic slowdown in the passing lane

Slowdown - all meanings in English

slump

verb
Sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply.
Usage examples:
She slumped against the cushions

noun
A sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something.
Usage examples:
A slump in profits

verb
To fall heavily and suddenly
Usage examples:
She slumped to the floor in a faint., the old man slumped in his chair, asleep., we both slumped ag…

Slump - all meanings in English

stagflation

noun
Persistent high inflation combined with high unemployment and stagnant demand in a country's economy.
Usage examples:
The result was stagflation; tighter monetary policy that did not reduce inflation, but it did lead …

noun
A situation in which prices keep rising but economic activity does not increase
Usage examples:
The oil shock helped tip the us into stagflation with prices rising 13% a year.

Stagflation - all meanings in English

stagnation

noun
The state of not flowing or moving.
Usage examples:
Blocked drains resulting in water stagnation

noun
A state in which growth or development stops
Usage examples:
The chancellor's policy was to expand into new markets in order to avoid economic stagnation., berl…

Stagnation - all meanings in English

trough

noun
A long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of.
Usage examples:
A water trough

verb
Eat greedily.
Usage examples:
The culprit turned out to be my dog, caught red-handed troughing into the berries when she thought …

noun
A narrow, open box to hold water or food for animals
Usage examples:
Investors have to live through stock market troughs.

Trough - all meanings in English

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