recession /rɪˈsɛʃən/ noun plural recessions
plural recessions
Learner's definition of RECESSION
1
: a period of time in which there is a decrease in economic activity and many people do not have jobs经济衰退;经济萎缩 [count]
[noncount]
2
[noncount] formal : the act of moving back or away slowly : the act of receding退去;退回;撤回