recession

noun

  1. 1

    the act of becoming more distant

  2. 2

    the act of ceding back

  3. 3

    the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

  4. 4

    a small concavity

  5. 5

    the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year

Synonyms

Also useful for “recession”:Unscrambler