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pancession

pancession noun: the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Noun

pancession

  1. (neologism) The economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
    • Uncertainties persist around our scenarios for post-pancession recovery. An inclusive & transformative recovery is the most equitable and desirable, but how feasible is it? What are the legislative, litigative and political obstacles to phasing out fossil fuels and governing stranded assets in the...2021 June 26, Arthur Rempel, Joyeeta Gupta, “Fossil fuels, stranded assets and COVID-19: Imagining an inclusive & transformative recovery”, in World Development, volume 146, Amsterdam: Elsevier...

Origin of pancession

Blend of pandemic + recession.

Questions about pancession

What does pancession mean?
Pancession means the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
What part of speech is pancession?
Pancession is a noun.

Words near pancession in the dictionary

  1. pance
  2. pancellular
  3. pancentromeric
  4. pancerebellar
  5. pances
  6. pancession
  7. pancetta
  8. pancettas
  9. panch
  10. panch phoron
  11. Panchaea

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