Thesaurus: recession

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1. n. The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand.
2. n. The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.
3. n. the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
4. n. a small concavity
5. n. the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
6. n. the act of ceding back
7. n. the act of becoming more distant
8. 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. The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.
9. 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.
10. n:100 n. the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year n. the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service n. the act of ceding back