recession

recession is a 9-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand.
2. noun. The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.
3. noun. the act of becoming more distant

   Synonyms: receding

4. noun. the act of ceding back
5. noun. the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

   Synonyms: recessional

6. noun. a small concavity

   Synonyms: corner, niche, recess

7. noun. the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year

Synonyms

receding, recessional, corner, niche, recess

Common word forms

recessions, recessional

Words from these letters

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