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Webster 1913 Edition
Recession
1.
The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand.
South.
Mercy may rejoice upon the
recessions
of justice. Jer. Taylor.
Re-ces′sion
,Noun.
[Pref.
re-
+ cession
.] The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession;
as, the
. recession
of conquered territory to its former sovereignWebster 1828 Edition
Recession
RECES'SION
,Noun.
1.
The act of withdrawing, retiring or retreating.2.
The act of receding from a claim, or of relaxing a demand.3.
A cession or granting back; as the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.Definition 2025
recession
recession
See also: récession
English
Noun
recession (plural recessions)
- The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
- Jeremy Taylor
- Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice.
- Jeremy Taylor
- A period of reduced economic activity
- Statisticians often define a recession as negative real GDP growth during two consecutive quarters.
- The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.
Synonyms
- (receding) withdrawal
- (ceremonial) return procession
Antonyms
- (period of reduced economic activity): boom
Derived terms
Translations
act or an instance of receding
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a period of reduced economic activity
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ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service
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