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Common collocations with recession in American Collocation

recession noun countable/uncountable

US /rɪˈseʃ(ə)n/

bad or longlasting

bad
deep
full-blown
prolonged
severe
sustained

We had just come through a full-blown official recession.

happening everywhere

global
international
world
worldwide

These factors increase the risks of another worldwide recession.

economic

economic

Few people could have imagined that an international economic recession was just around the corner.

about to happen

impending

If I believe in a property market crash then I must believe in an impending recession.

getting worse

deepening

Last year was also marked by a deepening global recession.

face or experience a recession

be hit by
enter
experience
face
move into
suffer

I agree that we are now entering a recession.

cause a recession

cause
precipitate
trigger

Worsening problems for the world’s largest economy could trigger a worldwide recession.

avoid or survive a recession

avoid
prevent
survive
weather

Linda started her business in 1990 and immediately had to weather the recession of the early 90s.

predict a recession

predict

Some observers predict a recession of 1930s proportions, but lasting much longer.