Plural of recession
regular plural
The plural of recession is recessions.
Forms of recession
| Singular | recession /ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | recessions |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Recessions in a sentence
- In past recessions, drugstores were virtually immune from a turndown.2009 January 3, Amy Zipkin, “Drugstores, Too, Feel Recession Pain”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
- He called twelve of the last three recessions.From the entry call
- In order to achieve these goals, muscle recessions followed by retroequatorial myopexias are usually used.2011, George L. Spaeth, Helen Danesh-Meyer, Ivan Goldberg, Ophthalmic Surgery: Principles and Practice E-Book, page 438. From the entry retroequatorial
- That’s because, historically, recessions have often wreaked havoc on stock portfolios.2007 December 9, Paul J. Lim, “The ‘R’ Word Doesn’t Have to Be So Scary”, in The New York Times. From the entry r-word
- "If UK GDP slows by 1 per cent, there is the mother and father of all recessions.2002, Financial Management. From the entry father
Meaning of recession
- noun The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
- noun A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age.
- noun A period of reduced economic activity.
Questions about the plural of recession
- What is the plural of recession?
- The plural of recession is recessions.
- Is recession countable?
- Recession is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: recession (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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