单词 | recession |
释义 | recession recession1 /ri sesh"euhn/, n. 1. the act of receding or withdrawing. 2. a receding part of a wall, building, etc. 3. a withdrawing procession, as at the end of a religious service. 4. Econ. a period of an economic contraction, sometimes limited in scope or duration. Cf. depression (def. 7). [1640-50; < L recession- (s. of recessio). See RECESS, -ION] recession2 /ree sesh"euhn/, n. a return of ownership to a former possessor. [1885-90; RE- + CESSION] |
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