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estancamiento

stagnation

noun ehs-tan-kah-MYEN-toh Rare
People & Society Money

Also means

standstill

Usage Note

Estancamiento derives from estancar (to stagnate, to dam up) and describes a lack of progress in economic, political, or social contexts. Unlike recesión (recession), it implies prolonged flatness rather than active contraction.

Examples

"El estancamiento económico preocupa a los inversores."

Natural Translation

Economic stagnation worries investors.

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