Recession Definition

rĭ-sĕshən
noun
The fact or action of moving away or back, especially:
American Heritage
A going back or receding; withdrawal.
Webster's New World
A procession leaving a place of assembly.
Webster's New World
A receding part, as of a wall.
Webster's New World
A temporary falling off of business activity during a period when such activity has been generally increasing.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Recession

Noun

Singular:
recession
Plural:
recessions

Origin of Recession

  • Recorded since 1929, from recess + -ion, from Latin recessus (“a going back, retreat"), from recessum, the past participle of recedere (“to recede"), from re- (“back") + cedere (“to go")

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin recessiō recessiōn- from recessus past participle of recēdere to recede recede1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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