Recession
Meaning of Recession
A period of economic decline.
ما معنى كلمة Recession بالعربي؟
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Synonyms & related words
Recession in a sentence
Recession years were compared in the study of learning spend.
A recession reduced consumer spending.
Recession can trigger insolvency law.
Students study the causes of recession.
Origin of Recession
From Latin recessio 'a going back', from recedere.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, recession means economic decline. Education demand often holds up in a recession.
Recession audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Recession" — noun, pronounced /rɪˈseʃn/, with the stress on "ce".
Narrator: A recession is a period when a country's economy shrinks, usually for two quarters or more in a row.
Narrator: In plain English, it is when business slows and jobs are lost.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin recessio, a going back.
Narrator: A common collocation is "slide into recession", which describes an economy starting to shrink.
Narrator: It differs from "depression", because a depression is a much longer and deeper collapse.
Narrator: In a second sense, recession can mean the act of moving back, as in the recession of floodwater.
Narrator: Economics, politics, banking and journalism all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: a recession is the economy going backwards.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Why are so many shops closing?
Speaker B: It's the RECESSION! It comes from the Latin for going back.
Speaker A: People have less to spend?
Speaker B: And businesses cut costs.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The UK entered recession", a headline. "She lost her job in the recession", a personal story. "Economists fear a global recession", a forecast.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Say "in recession" or "in a recession", and spell it with double "s".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Downturn is its cousin, slump its twin, and depression an alternative — yet recession keeps its sombre charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "recession" in AI prompts — useful for finance apps and business planning.
Speaker A: How for finance apps?
Speaker B: Explain clearly.
Prompt: Explain what a recession means for a household budget in five plain sentences.
Speaker A: And business planning?
Speaker B: Prepare.
Prompt: Create a recession-readiness plan for a small café with fifteen staff.
Speaker A: Could it help data?
Speaker B: Yes, for charts.
Prompt: Plot UK GDP growth by quarter and shade the recession periods.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: News summaries.
Prompt: Summarise today’s recession headlines into a neutral three-point briefing.
Frequently asked questions about Recession
What does Recession mean?
A period of economic decline.
ما معنى كلمة Recession بالعربي؟
فترة تراجع اقتصادي وانخفاض في النشاط التجاري — 📉💼 فترة تراجع اقتصادي وانخفاض في النشاط التجاري؛ ركود مالي مؤقت؛ حالة اقتصادية صعبة تتميز بارتفاع البطالة وانخفاض الإنتاج والاستهلاك في البلد أو المنطقة 📉💼
How do you pronounce Recession?
Recession is pronounced /rɪˈseʃn/ and is used as a noun.
How is Recession used in a sentence?
Recession years were compared in the study of learning spend.
What are synonyms of Recession?
downturn, slump, depression, decline, contraction, slowdown.