recession

1. The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing. (countable, uncountable)
2. A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age. (countable, uncountable)
3. A period of reduced economic activity. (countable, uncountable) · Statisticians often define a recession as negative real GDP growth during two consecutive quarters.
4. The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service. (countable, uncountable)
5. The act of ceding something back. (countable, uncountable)
6. A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly. (countable, uncountable)

Plural recessions