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:
recessionsOrigin of Recession
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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
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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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