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recession

/ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/noun3 syllables

Recession means: a small concavity.

Synonyms for recession8

noun, as in a small concavity

recess, niche, corner

noun, as in the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

recessional

noun, as in the act of ceding back

ceding back

noun, as in the act of becoming more distant

receding

also used for recession

withdrawal, return procession

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What does recession mean?5

noun

1

a small concavity

2

the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

3

the act of ceding back

4

the act of becoming more distant

5

the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with recession?21

two syllables

session
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Recession in a sentence

  • As the recession set in, temporary employees were laid off one after another.CM
  • In a recession, people usually only buy what they really need, like food.CK
  • The global economy has fallen into a recession.AlanF_US
  • He argued that the new policy was bound to drive the economy into recession.CK
  • I was fired during the recession and never came back.josivangoncalves
  • This increase in unemployment is a consequence of the recession.CK
  • Social unrest may come about as a result of this long recession.CM
  • The policy is bound to drive the economy into further recession.CM

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Forms of recession

as a noun

plural
recessions