recession
🇺🇸
/rɪˈseʃn/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈseʃn/
noun
B2
a period when the economy of a country is doing poorly, with less business activity and more people without jobs
During the recession, many people lost their jobs because companies were not making enough money.
R
the process of moving back or away from a previous position
The slow recession of the glacier left behind large rocks and debris.
translation
a period when the economy of a country is doing poorly, with less business activity and more people without jobs; the process of moving back or away from a previous position
Word Forms
Plural
recessions