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The definition of a recession is a slow economic period where the gross domestic product declines and unemployment increases for two or more quarters.

(noun)

A period of reduced production and unemployment is an example of a recession.

See recession in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a going back or receding; withdrawal
a procession leaving a place of assembly
a receding part, as of a wall
Econ. a temporary falling off of business activity during a period when such activity has been generally increasing

Origin: L recessio < pp. of recedere: see recede

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recessionary adjective

noun

a ceding back, as to a former owner

Origin: re- + cession

See recession in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of withdrawing or going back.
An extended decline in general business activity, typically two consecutive quarters of falling real gross national product.
The withdrawal in a line or file of participants in a ceremony, especially clerics and choir members after a church service.

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Origin: Latin recessiō, recessiōn-

Origin: , from recessus

Origin: , past participle of recēdere, to recede; see recede¹

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