recession

[rɪˈseʃn]

Definition:
1. The state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year.
2. A small concavity.
3. The withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service.
4. The act of ceding back.
5. The act of becoming more distant.

Use 'recession' in a sentence:

1. We are in one of the most severe recessions in modern times.
2. The fall in inflation is the silver lining of the prolonged recession.
3. Small shops have been a casualty of the recession.
4. The economy is starting to climb out of recession.
5. The oil price increases sent Europe into deep recession.
6. There is no sign of a let-up in the recession.
7. We have a double whammy: inflation coupled with recession.
8. The effects of the recession are being felt everywhere.
9. The economy is precariously close to recession.
10. Politicians began to use the dreaded R-word: recession.
11. Children's wear is one area that is holding up well in the recession.
12. His troubles predated the recession.
13. We have allowed spending and borrowing to rise in this recession.
14. During the last recession, migration to the sunbelt accelerated.
15. The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets.
16. During the recession, training budgets were seen as an expendable luxury.
17. The country plunged deeper into recession.
18. The country was mired in recession.
19. The government is not wholly to blame for the recession.
20. During the recession thousands of small businesses went broke.
21. The economy is in recession.
22. The region is in a fearful recession.
23. The recession knocked on the head any idea of expanding the company.
24. New figures indicate the recession may be easing up.
25. One or two companies have managed to buck the trend of the recession.
26. Their catering business remained strong despite the recession.
27. Tax cuts will boost consumer confidence after the recession.
28. The United States is in a serious recession today.
29. The recession is definitely at an end.
30. The economy is in deep recession.
31. This development could push the country into recession.
32. We're over the worst of the recession.
33. The country had come through the worst of the recession.
34. The south of the country has been cushioned from the worst effects of the recession.
35. The recession remains deeply entrenched.
36. Despite the recession the company is confident of further expansion.
37. The company just managed to weather the recession.
38. The company has weathered the recession.
39. The business is still in crisis but it has survived the worst of the recession.
40. The recession is beginning to bite.
41. Businesses are beginning to feel the full impact of the recession.
42. People don't realize how serious this recession has actually been.
43. Several banks failed during the recession.
44. Many jobs in manufacturing were lost during the recession.
45. The country has been badly affected by recession.
46. The recession has depressed the housing market.
47. The recent deterioration has been caused by an apparently endless recession.