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Recession

Recession Meaning & Definition
Recession Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Recession?

[n] the act of becoming more distant
[n] the act of ceding back
[n] a small concavity
[n] the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year

Synonyms | Synonyms for Recession: ceding back | corner | niche | receding | recess

Related Terms | Find terms related to Recession:

See Also | ceding | cession | concave shape | concavity | doldrums | incurvation | incurvature | pharyngeal recess | stagnancy | stagnation | withdrawal

Recession In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*ces"sion\, n. [L. recessio, fr. recedere, recessum. See {Recede}.] The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand. --South. Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice. --Jer. Taylor.
\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.

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