Definitions for: Recession

[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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: ceding back, corner, niche, receding, recess

See Also: ceding, cession, concave shape, concavity, doldrums, incurvation, incurvature, pharyngeal recess, stagnancy, stagnation, withdrawal

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