recession

noun/rɪˈsɛʃən/

Frequency rank: #5,085 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A period when business activity and the economy slow down.

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Example sentence

Many families struggled to make ends meet during the recession that hit the country last year.

Synonyms & related words

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