- recession n
- "I'm a walking economy," a man was overheard to say. "My hairline's in recession, my waist is a victim of inflation, and together they're putting me in a deep depression."
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recession n
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RÉCESSION — Le terme de récession désigne un certain type de conjoncture. Il caractérise, dans le mouvement général de l’activité économique, une phase de ralentissement succédant à une phase d’expansion. À la différence de la dépression, la récession… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Recession — Récession Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
Recession — Re*ces sion, n. [Pref. re + cession.] The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recession — (n.) temporary decline in economic activity, 1929, noun of action from RECESS (Cf. recess) (q.v.): The material prosperity of the United States is too firmly based, in our opinion, for a revival in industrial activity even if we have to face an… … Etymology dictionary
Recession — Re*ces sion (r[ e]*s[e^]sh [u^]n), n. [L. recessio, fr. recedere, recessum. See {Recede}.] 1. The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand. South. [1913 Webster] Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice. Jer.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recession — index capitulation, decline, erosion, outflow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
recession — [n] reversal of action; reduction of business activity bad times*, bankruptcy, big trouble*, bottom out*, bust, collapse, decline, deflation, depression, downturn, hard times*, inflation, rainy days*, shakeout*, slide, slump, stagnation,… … New thesaurus
recession — ► NOUN ▪ a temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced. DERIVATIVES recessionary adjective … English terms dictionary
recession — recession1 [ri sesh′ən] n. [L recessio < pp. of recedere: see RECEDE1] 1. a going back or receding; withdrawal 2. a procession leaving a place of assembly 3. a receding part, as of a wall 4. Econ. a temporary falling off of business activity… … English World dictionary
Recession — This article is about a slowdown in economic activity. For other uses, see Recession (disambiguation). Economics … Wikipedia
recession — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, deep, major, serious, severe, sharp, steep ▪ It was the worst recession since the war. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
