recession
noun
Simple meaning
A period of reduced economic activity.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɹɪˈsɛʃən
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Definition
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noun
economics
A period of reduced economic activity.
The withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.
The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age.
The act of ceding something back.
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