Definition of recession Recession
/ɹɪsɛˈʃʌn/ - [riseshun] - re•ces•sion
We found 14 definitions of recession from 6 different sources.
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What does recession mean?
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NounPlural: recessions |
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| recession - the act of ceding back | ||
| ceding back | ||
| ceding, cession the act of ceding | ||
| recession - the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service | ||
| recessional | ||
| procession the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden" | ||
| recession - the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year | ||
| recession - the act of becoming more distant | ||
| receding | ||
| withdrawal the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam" | ||
| recession - a small concavity | ||
| recess, niche, corner | ||
| concave shape, incurvature, concavity, incurvation a shape that curves or bends inward | ||
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Wiktionary 
- recession (Noun)
The act or an instance of receding. - recession (Noun)
A period of reduced economic activity . - recession (Noun)
The ceremonial file filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- recession (n.)
The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand. - recession (n.)
The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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recession
The state of the economy declines.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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recession
rē-sesh′un, n. act of receding: withdrawal: the state of being set back.—adjs. Reces′sional; Recess′ive.—adv. Recess′ively.—n. Recess′us, a recess -
recession
rē-sesh′un, n. a ceding or giving back
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🔤- recession, noun, singular of recessions.
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