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megarecession

megarecession noun: a major economic recession.

Noun

megarecession (plural megarecessions)

  1. (informal) A major economic recession.
    • Even if it were working perfectly, the stimulus would not come close to stemming the cascade of joblessness unleashed by this megarecession.2009 July 11, Bob Herbert, “The Human Equation”, in New York Times

Forms of megarecession

pluralmegarecessions

Origin of megarecession

From mega- + recession.

Questions about megarecession

What does megarecession mean?
Megarecession means a major economic recession.
What part of speech is megarecession?
Megarecession is a noun.
What is the plural of megarecession?
The plural of megarecession is megarecessions.

Words near megarecession in the dictionary

  1. megararity
  2. megarayleigh
  3. megarayleighs
  4. megaread
  5. megareads
  6. megarecession
  7. megarecessions
  8. megarectum
  9. megarectums
  10. megaregion
  11. megaregional

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