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recesión

recession

noun rreh-seh-SYOHN Rare

Origin: From Latin 'recessio', a withdrawing.

Usage Note

Recesión refers specifically to an economic contraction — two or more quarters of negative GDP growth. It is a formal register term used in journalism and policy; in casual speech Spaniards and Latin Americans may say crisis económica instead. The plural recesiones is regular.

Examples

"La recesión afectó a miles de familias."

Natural Translation

The recession affected thousands of families.

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