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Definition of Recession
1. Noun. The state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year.
Generic synonyms: Economic Condition
2. Noun. A small concavity.
Exact synonyms: Corner, Niche, Recess
Specialized synonyms: Pharyngeal Recess
Generic synonyms: Concave Shape, Concavity, Incurvation, Incurvature
Derivative terms: Corner, Recess, Recess
Specialized synonyms: Pharyngeal Recess
Generic synonyms: Concave Shape, Concavity, Incurvation, Incurvature
Derivative terms: Corner, Recess, Recess
3. Noun. The withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service.
4. Noun. The act of ceding back.
5. Noun. The act of becoming more distant.
Exact synonyms: Receding
Generic synonyms: Withdrawal
Derivative terms: Recede, Recede, Recede, Recessional
Generic synonyms: Withdrawal
Derivative terms: Recede, Recede, Recede, Recessional
Definition of Recession
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.
Definition of Recession
1. Noun. The act or an instance of receding ¹
2. Noun. A period of reduced economic activity ¹
3. Noun. The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Recession
1. cession [n -S] - See also: cession
Medical Definition of Recession
1. A withdrawal or retreating. See: retraction. Origin: L. Recessio (see recessus) (05 Mar 2000)