U-shaped recession

noun

An economic decline of a prolonged period of little or no growth, and one that requires a long time from which to recover.

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Meanings

nounU-shaped recession (countable and uncountable, plural U-shaped recessions)

plural U-shaped recessions

  1. countableuncountableeconomicsAn economic decline of a prolonged period of little or no growth, and one that requires a long time from which to recover.
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