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Definition slump in American English

slump noun

[countable] noun
/slʌmp/
1

a sudden large reduction in amount

Example

a sales/profits slump

Example

a slump in prices

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2

a period when an economy is much less successful than before and many people lose their jobs

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2.1

a period when a player, team, etc. is much less successful than before

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Definition slump in American English