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Definition recession in British English

recession noun

[countable/uncountable] noun
/rɪˈseʃ(ə)n/
1

a period when trade and industry are not successful and there is a lot of unemployment

Example

the recession in the building industry

Example

The economy was in recession.

Example

As the recession deepened, the group folded.

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Definition recession in British English