recession

noun

/rɪˈseʃn/

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[countable, uncountable] a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed
- How do you assess the impact of the current recession on manufacturing?
- in recession The economy is in deep recession.
- policies to pull the country out of recession
- These industries have been hard hit by recession.
see also double-dip recession
Collocations The economy
The economyManaging the economy
- handle/run/manage the economy
- boost investment/spending/employment/growth
- stimulate demand/the economy/industry
- cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing
- reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation
- create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble
- encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition
- encourage/work with/compete with the private sector
- increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports
- ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports
- the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming
- enjoy an economic/housing/property boom
Economic problems
- push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation
- damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy
- cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession
- experience/suffer a recession/downturn
- fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment
- cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment
- create/burst a housing/stock market bubble
- cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system
- face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis
- be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust
Public finance
- cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget
- increase/boost/slash/cut public spending
- increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes
- raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates
- ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy
- balance the (state/federal) budget
- achieve/maintain a balanced budget
- run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus
- impose taxes/austerity measures
Extra Examples
- As dozens of companies go out of business, others are riding out the recession.
- Germany was suffering a steep recession.
- It was the worst recession since the war.
- The country has been hit by recession.
- These reforms will only deepen the recession.
- With a recession looming, consumers are spending less.
Topics Moneyb2
[uncountable] (formal) the movement backwards of something from a previous position
- the gradual recession of the floodwater

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin recessio(n-), from recess- ‘gone back’, from the verb recedere ‘go back’, from re- ‘back’ + cedere ‘go’.

单词	recession
释义	recession noun /rɪˈseʃn/ /rɪˈseʃn/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed How do you assess the impact of the current recession on manufacturing? in recession The economy is in deep recession. policies to pull the country out of recession These industries have been hard hit by recession. see also double-dip recession Collocations The economyThe economyManaging the economy handle/run/manage the economy boost investment/spending/employment/growth stimulate demand/the economy/industry cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition encourage/work with/compete with the private sector increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming enjoy an economic/housing/property boom Economic problems push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession experience/suffer a recession/downturn fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment create/burst a housing/stock market bubble cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust Public finance cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget increase/boost/slash/cut public spending increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy balance the (state/federal) budget achieve/maintain a balanced budget run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus impose taxes/austerity measures Extra Examples As dozens of companies go out of business, others are riding out the recession. Germany was suffering a steep recession. It was the worst recession since the war. The country has been hit by recession. These reforms will only deepen the recession. With a recession looming, consumers are spending less. Topics Moneyb2 [uncountable] (formal) the movement backwards of something from a previous position the gradual recession of the floodwater Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin recessio(n-), from recess- ‘gone back’, from the verb recedere ‘go back’, from re- ‘back’ + cedere ‘go’.
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