3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recession \Re*ces"sion\, n. [L. recessio, fr recedere
recessum See {Recede}.]
The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place a claim,
or a demand. --South.
Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice.
--Jer. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recession \Re*ces"sion\, n. [Pref. re- + cession.]
The act of ceding back restoration; repeated cession; as
the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
recession
n 1: the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in
the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months
to a year
2: a small concavity [syn: {recess}, {niche}, {corner}]
3: the act of ceding back [syn: {ceding back}]
4: a act of becoming more distant [syn: {receding}]
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