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recession

UK
/rɪˈsɛʃən/
US
/rɪˈsɛʃən/
recession related

Translations

recessionnoun
recessions
pl
UK
/rɪˈsɛʃən/
US
/rɪˈsɛʃən/
récessionSens économique.
The country faced a severe recession that led to widespread unemployment.
Le pays a connu une sévère récession qui a entraîné un chômage massif.
Additional translations
récessionSens liturgique.
retraitSens général : recul, retrait d’un fluide ou d’un élément naturel.
Synonyms
depression
setback
diminution
decline
downturn
slump
contraction
retrenchment
Antonyms
expansion
growth
boom
recessionadjective
UK
/rɪˈseʃ.ən/
US
/rɪˈsɛʃ.ən/
Used attributively (non-gradable) before another noun to denote connection with an economic recession.
récessionnelRegistre économique.
Consumers cut back on spending amid recession fears.
Les consommateurs réduisent leurs dépenses par crainte d’une conjoncture récessionnelle.
Synonyms
troubled
ailing
slumping
stagnant
sluggish
depressed
contractive
contractionary
recessionary

Definitions

recessionnoun
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.
The country faced a severe recession that led to widespread unemployment.
The act of receding or withdrawing.
The recession of the floodwaters revealed the damage to the town.
The ceremonial departure of clergy, choir, and others from a church after a service, opposite of a procession.
The organist played softly during the recession at the end of the service.
recessionadjective
Attributive. Relating to or characteristic of an economic recession.
Consumers cut back on spending amid recession fears.
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