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Common collocations with slump in American Collocation

slump noun countable

US /slʌmp/

big

big
deep
dramatic
major

There was a dramatic slump in Labour’s share of the vote.

bad

alarming
bad
disastrous
severe

Japan is just beginning to recover from its worst slump since the 1930s.

happening everywhere

global
worldwide

The deal is in an attempt to cut costs and overcome the global slump in hi-tech industries.

recent/current

current
recent

United travel to London in the hope of ending their recent slump in form.

of a particular type

advertising
economic
housing
market
price
property
sales
trade

Unless you are forced to, never sell during a property slump.

experience a slump

experience
face
hit
suffer

While French remains the most popular language, it still suffered a slump of 19 per cent in four years.

predict a slump

predict

This time last year experts predicted a slump in the housing market.

cause a slump

cause
spark
trigger

Downloading from the internet has caused a slump in the sales of CDs

avoid or end a slump

avoid
end
prevent

It will require international co-operation both to curb inflation and to avoid a slump.