Meaning of RECESSION
| Pronunciation: | | ri'seshun
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- [n] the act of becoming more distant
- [n] the act of ceding back
- [n] a small concavity
- [n] the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
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| | Synonyms: | | ceding back, corner, niche, receding, recess |
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| | See Also: | | ceding, cession, concave shape, concavity, doldrums, incurvation, incurvature, pharyngeal recess, stagnancy, stagnation, withdrawal | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Re*ces"sion\, n. [L. recessio, fr. recedere,
recessum. See {Recede}.]
The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim,
or a demand. --South.
Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice.
--Jer. Taylor.
\Re*ces"sion\, n. [Pref. re- + cession.]
The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as,
the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.
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| | Definition: | | Retreat of shore or bank by progressive erosion. |
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