recession

Noun

Meaning

The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand.

The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

decline corner reversal niche slump recess slowdown receding recessional downturn economic decline return depression reaction crisis
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Antonyms

march reformation development increase movement growth
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Hypernyms

withdrawal procession concavity cession incurvation incurvature

Hyponyms

depression pharyngeal recess

Phrases with the word

U-shaped recession cognitive recession economic recession line-of-sight recession velocity recession pop L-shaped recession

Examples

It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours. Harry S. Truman

It is no mere coincidence that there is both an historic and a present relationship between community (people assisting each other) and a poverty of power due to financial recession. Bill Mollison

why shouldn't he? All life is just a progression toward and then a recession from one phrase-- 'I love you. F. Scott Fitzgerald

It's not just about the current economic environment. History shows that slashing budgets always leads to recession. Ha-Joon Chang

[Obama White House] rescued the economy from the worst recession. Rahm Emanuel

Rising unemployment and the recession have been the price that we have had to pay to get inflation down. That price is well worth paying. Norman Lamont

Close letter words and terms

recess recess appointment recessed recession pop recessional recessional march