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Found 2 items, similar to recession.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: recession
recession
n 1: the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in
the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months
to a year
2: a small concavity [syn:
recess,
niche,
corner]
3: the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to
the vestry at the end of a church service [syn:
recessional]
4: the act of ceding back [syn:
ceding back]
5: the act of becoming more distant [syn:
receding]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Recession
Recession
\Re*ces"sion\ (r[-e]*s[e^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L. recessio,
fr. recedere, recessum. See
Recede.]
1. The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a
claim, or a demand. --South.
[1913 Webster]
Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice.
--Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Economics) A period during which economic activity, as
measured by gross domestic product, declines for at least
two quarters in a row in a specific country. If the
decline is severe and long, such as greater than ten
percent, it may be termed a
depression.
[PJC]
3. A procession in which people leave a ceremony, such as at
a religious service.
[PJC]
Recession
\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.
[1913 Webster]
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