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recessionary
Variant of recession
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
Related Forms:
- recessionary adjective
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