Meaning & Definition of Recession in English
English⟶
Recession
/rɪsɛʃən/
noun
1. The state of the economy declines
- A widespread decline in the gdp and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
synonym:
- recession
2. A small concavity
synonym:
- recess,
- recession,
- niche,
- corner
3. The withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
synonym:
- recession,
- recessional
4. The act of ceding back
synonym:
- recession,
- ceding back
5. The act of becoming more distant
synonym:
- receding,
- recession
Examples of using
Even though we're supposedly in a recession, people are traveling abroad in record numbers this Golden Week holiday.
This increase in unemployment is a consequence of the recession.