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Word: Recession
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century (denoting a temporary suspension of work or activity): from Latin recessio(n-), from recess- ‘gone back’, from the verb recedere (see recede)
rɪˈsɛʃn
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
Short Definition:period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced
Examples:- the country is in the depths of a recession
- measures to pull the economy out of recession
the action of receding; motion away from an observer.
Short Definition:action of receding
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