to go into recession
1Recession shapes — are used by economists to describe different types of recessions. There is no specific academic theory or classification system for recession shapes; rather the terminology is used as an informal shorthand to characterize recessions and their… …
2recession — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, deep, major, serious, severe, sharp, steep ▪ It was the worst recession since the war. ▪ …
3Recession — This article is about a slowdown in economic activity. For other uses, see Recession (disambiguation). Economics …
4recession — A temporary downturn in economic activity, usually indicated by two consecutive quarters of a falling GDP. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * recession re‧ces‧sion [rɪˈseʆn] noun [countable, uncountable] ECONOMICS a period of time when an… …
5Recession of 1953 — In the United States the Recession of 1953 began in the second quarter of 1953 and lasted until the first quarter of 1954. The total recession cost roughly $56 billion.Preceding the RecessionThe recession from 1953 to 1954 occurred because of a… …
6recession — n. 1) a business, economic recession 2) (misc.) to come out of a recession; to go into a recession * * * [rɪ seʃ(ə)n] economic recession to go into a recession (misc.) to come out of a recession a business …
7recession — 01. Business analysts fear that the sudden rise in oil prices may spark a [recession] if prices are not brought under control. 02. The children played soccer with the teachers at [recess] today. 03. The court will [recess] for one hour. 04.… …
8recession — recession1 /ri sesh euhn/, n. 1. the act of receding or withdrawing. 2. a receding part of a wall, building, etc. 3. a withdrawing procession, as at the end of a religious service. 4. Econ. a period of an economic contraction, sometimes limited… …
9Recession index — The recession index ( the R word index ) is an informal index created by The Economist which counts how many stories in the Washington Post and the New York Times using the word “recession” in a quarter. This simple formula pinpointed the start… …
10recession — re|ces|sion W3S2 [rıˈseʃən] n [U and C] a difficult time when there is less trade, business activity etc in a country than usual ▪ the economic recession of the early 1980s ▪ There is deep recession in the UK. into/out of recession ▪ attempts to… …
