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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Recession \Re*ces"sion\ (r[-e]*s[e^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L. recessio,
     fr. recedere, recessum. See Recede.]
     1. The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a
        claim, or a demand. --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice.
                                                    --Jer. Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Economics) A period during which economic activity, as
        measured by gross domestic product, declines for at least
        two quarters in a row in a specific country. If the
        decline is severe and long, such as greater than ten
        percent, it may be termed a depression.
        [PJC]
  
     3. A procession in which people leave a ceremony, such as at
        a religious service.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Recession \Re*ces"sion\, n. [Pref. re- + cession.]
     The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as,
     the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Recession \Re*ces"sion\, n. [L. recessio, fr. recedere,
     recessum. See Recede.]
     The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim,
     or a demand. --South.
  
           Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice.
                                                    --Jer. Taylor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Recession \Re*ces"sion\, n. [Pref. re- + cession.]
     The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as,
     the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  recession
       n 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 [syn: recess, niche, corner]
       3: the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to
          the vestry at the end of a church service [syn: recessional]
       4: the act of ceding back [syn: ceding back]
       5: the act of becoming more distant [syn: receding]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  recession
     Αγγλικά n.
     (''οικονομία'') ύφεση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  recession
     n.
     1 The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
     2 A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species;
  ice age.
     3 (lb en economics) A period of reduced economic activity
     4 The ceremonial file out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a
  church service.
     5 The act of cede something back.
     6 (lb en surgery)  A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is
  detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  recession
     n.
     1 The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
     2 A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species;
  ice age.
     3 (lb en economics) A period of reduced economic activity
     4 The ceremonial file out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a
  church service.
     5 The act of cede something back.
     6 (lb en surgery)  A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is
  detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  recession
     n.
     1 The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
     2 A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species;
  ice age.
     3 (lb en economics) A period of reduced economic activity
     4 The ceremonial file out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a
  church service.
     5 The act of cede something back.
     6 (lb en surgery)  A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is
  detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  recession
     n.
     1 The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
     2 A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species;
  ice age.
     3 (lb en economics) A period of reduced economic activity
     4 The ceremonial file out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a
  church service.
     5 The act of cede something back.
     6 (lb en surgery)  A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is
  detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  recession
     Ruotsi n.
     taantuma

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  recession
     n.
     1 tillbakagång
     2 (tagg: ekonomi) lågkonjunktur

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  recession
     n.
     1 tillbakagång
     2 (tagg: ekonomi) lågkonjunktur

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Recession /ɹɪsˈɛʃən/
  الكساد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  recession //ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩// 
  1. отдалеча́ване, отте́гляне
  act or instance of receding
  2. реце́сия, рецесия
  period of reduced economic activity

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  recession /ɹɪsˈɛʃən/ 
   [fin] recese

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  recession /ɹɪsˈɛʃən/ 
   [fin] hospodářský pokles

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recession /ɹɪsˈɛʃən/
  Abwärtstrend 
     Synonyms: downward trend, downhill trend, downside trend, downtrend
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recession /ɹɪsˈɛʃən/
  Auszug  [relig.]
     Synonym: recessional
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recession /ɹɪsˈɛʃən/
  Rezession , Abschwung  [econ.]
        "double-dip recession"  - Rezession mit zwei Talsohlen
   see: recessions
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recession /ɹɪsˈɛʃən/
  Rücktritt 
   see: recessions
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  recession //ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩// 
  1. takaisin luovuttaminen, takaisinluovutus
  act of ceding something back
  2. taantuminen, vetäytyminen
  act or instance of receding
  3. ristikulkue, ristisaatto
  ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service
  4. taantuma, laskusuhdanne
  period of reduced economic activity

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  recession /ɹɪsˈɛʃən/ 
  1. लौटा~लेना
        "The gradual recession of flood waters brought relief to the people."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  recession /ɹɪsˈɛʃən/
  povlačenje, udubljenje, uzmicanje

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  recession //ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩// 
  resesi, kemerosotan
  period of reduced economic activity

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  recession //ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩// 
  不況, 衰退, 退去
  period of reduced economic activity

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  recession /rɪˈseʃən/ 
    recesja

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  recession //ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩// 
  recession, lågkonjunktur
  period of reduced economic activity

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  recession /ɹɪsˈɛʃən/
  1. geri çekilme
  2. (ikt.) düşüş (fiyat)
  3. iktisadi durgunluk.

From Svenska-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-bul ]

  recession /rˌɛsəsxˈuːn/ 
  рецесия
  lågkonjunktur

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  recession /rˌɛsəsxˈuːn/ 
  Rezession
  lågkonjunktur

From Svenska-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-ell ]

  recession /rˌɛsəsxˈuːn/ 
  ύφεση
  lågkonjunktur

From Svenska-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fin ]

  recession /rˌɛsəsxˈuːn/ 
  taantuma
  lågkonjunktur

From Svenska-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fra ]

  recession /rˌɛsəsxˈuːn/ 
  récession
  lågkonjunktur

From Svenska-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-ita ]

  recession /rˌɛsəsxˈuːn/ 
  recessione
  lågkonjunktur

From Svenska-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-jpn ]

  recession /rˌɛsəsxˈuːn/ 
  不況
  lågkonjunktur

From Svenska-Nederlands FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-nld ]

  recession /rˌɛsəsxˈuːn/ 
  recessie
  lågkonjunktur

From Svenska-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-pol ]

  recession /rˌɛsəsxˈuːn/ 
  recesja
  lågkonjunktur

From Svenska-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-por ]

  recession /rˌɛsəsxˈuːn/ 
  retirada
  lågkonjunktur

From Svenska-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-spa ]

  recession /rˌɛsəsxˈuːn/ 
  recesión
  lågkonjunktur

From Svenska-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-tur ]

  recession /rˌɛsəsxˈuːn/ 
  resesyon
  lågkonjunktur

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɹiˈsɛʃən/, /ɹɪˈsɛʃən/

From IPA:sv :   [ IPA:sv ]

  

/rɛsɛɧ'uːn/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  81 Moby Thesaurus words for "recession":
     abandonment, alcove, backset, backsliding, backward motion,
     backward step, bad times, bay, boom, bottoming out, business cycle,
     business fluctuations, bust, capitulation, cession, cooling off,
     corner, cove, crisis, decline, depression, dip, downturn,
     economic cycle, economic expansion, economic growth,
     economic stagnation, evil day, expanding economy, expansion,
     giving in, giving over, giving up, growth, hard times,
     heavy weather, high growth rate, inglenook, lapse, low,
     market expansion, niche, nook, peak, peaking, pitchhole,
     prosperity, rainy day, reaction, recedence, recess, recidivation,
     recidivism, recovery, reentry, refluence, reflux, regress,
     regression, relapse, relinquishment, renunciation, retreat,
     retroaction, retrocession, retroflexion, retrogradation,
     retrogression, retrusion, return, rollback, sad times, setback,
     slowdown, slump, stagnation, sternway, stormy weather, surrender,
     throwback, upturn
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 后退,凹入的地方,不景气;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 后退,凹入的地方,不景气,归还

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