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IELTS word

recession

/rɪˈsɛʃn/noun

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English definition

a period when a country’s economy gets weaker

Common phrases / collocations

  1. economic recession
  2. deep recession
  3. recover from recession

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    Several shops closed during the recession.

  2. 2.

    Unemployment rose during the recession.

  3. 3.

    Sales fell as the recession continued.

Visual learning

See the meaning

Several shops are shuttered on a nearly empty city shopping street.
a period when a country’s economy gets weaker
1shops close
2few customers remain
shops close→few customers remain