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re·ces·sion1
 recession1
- pronunciation:
- rih
se
sh
 n
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity.
As orders declined during the recession, the company was forced to lay off workers.
- similar words:
- bust
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| definition 2: |
a receding or going back from a forward position or highest level; withdrawal.
The recession of the flood waters came as a relief.- antonyms:
- advance
- similar words:
- ebb
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| definition 3: |
a procession out of or back from the site of a ceremony.
The organist played a joyful piece by Bach during the recession. |
| related words: |
decline, depression, downturn |
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