recession

US /rɪˈseʃ.ən/
UK /rɪˈseʃ.ən/
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1.

景気後退, 不況

a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.

:
The country is currently experiencing a deep recession.
その国は現在、深刻な景気後退を経験している。
Many businesses struggle to survive during a recession.
多くの企業は景気後退期に生き残るのに苦労する。
2.

後退, 引き潮

the action of receding; a movement back or away from a previous position.

:
The recession of the hairline is a common sign of aging.
生え際の後退は老化の一般的な兆候である。
The recession of the floodwaters revealed the damaged crops.
洪水が引いたことで、被害を受けた作物が明らかになった。