About The Word Recession
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Recession
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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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