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   downturn

   /ˈdaʊntəːn/

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   • 1. a decline in economic, business, or other activity: "a downturn in the housing market"

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   What is an example of a downturn?

   • A dip or reduction in an economic measure is a downturn. If a company makes less money than it did last year, for example, that's a downturn. You'll often find the word downturn in business or economic news, describing the country's entire economy, or the activity of a particular sector of the economy.

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   What does a severe economic downturn mean?

   • If there is a downturn in the economy or in a company or industry, it becomes worse or less successful than it had been. They predicted a severe economic downturn. ...unchanged profits for 1990 due to a sharp downturn in the industry. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary.

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   What is another word for downturn?

   • What is another word for Downturn? downswing increase, slump. downturn and downswing. decline drop, increase. downturn and decline. slump drop, decline. downturn and slump. fall drop, increase. downturn and fall.

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   What is a downturn in finance?

   • downturn - Investment & Finance Definition. A downward shift in a business cycle or a market cycle. A downturn reverses a previous period of rising prices or increased business activity.

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   What is the difference between a downturn and a decline?

   • A downturn reverses a previous period of rising prices or increased business activity. A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline. The downturn in the economy made it harder to find jobs.

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   Is there a sharp downturn in sales?

   • There has been a sharp downturn in sales. (Definition of downturn from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 衰退，漸入低迷… 衰退，渐入低迷… bajón, recesión [feminine], crisis [feminine]… desaceleração, queda, período de baixa (atividade) [masculine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation!

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   A downturn is a reduction in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, and usage of downturn with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   A downturn is a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activity. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, example sentences, and related entries from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   A downturn is a drop or reduction in the success of a business or economy. Learn how to use this word in sentences, see synonyms, collocations and word frequency, and compare British and American meanings.

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   Downturn definition: an act or instance of turning down or the state of being turned down. See examples of DOWNTURN used in a sentence.

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   If a company makes less money than it did last year, for example, that's a downturn. You'll often find the word downturn in business or economic news, describing the country's entire economy, or the activity of a particular sector of the economy.

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   downturn (in something) a fall in the amount of business that is done; a time when the economy becomes weaker. Definition of downturn noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   noun [ C ] uk / ˈdaʊntɜːn / us. Add to word list. a period when a business or economy becomes less successful: There has been a sharp downturn in sales. (Definition of downturn from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of downturn. in Chinese (Traditional) 衰退，漸入低迷… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 衰退，渐入低迷…