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W-shaped recession

W-shaped recession noun: an economic downturn where key indicators such as GDP and employment plummet sharply, briefly rebound, dip again, and then recover fully, forming a W pattern on a chart.

Noun

W-shaped recession

  1. (idiomatic) An economic downturn where key indicators such as GDP and employment plummet sharply, briefly rebound, dip again, and then recover fully, forming a W pattern on a chart.

Synonyms of W-shaped recession

Questions about W-shaped recession

What does W-shaped recession mean?
W-shaped recession means an economic downturn where key indicators such as GDP and employment plummet sharply, briefly rebound, dip again, and then recover fully, forming a W pattern on a chart.
What part of speech is W-shaped recession?
W-shaped recession is a noun.

Words near W-shaped recession in the dictionary

  1. w-buffer
  2. w-buffering
  3. w-buffers
  4. W-League
  5. W-shaped
  6. W-shaped recession
  7. W-shaped recovery
  8. w-shingling
  9. w-shinglings
  10. W-sitting
  11. w-w

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