downturn
See also: down-turn
English
Etymology
Noun
downturn (plural downturns)
- A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.
- The downturn in the economy made it harder to find jobs.
- 2019 October, Rail Freight Group, “Consequences of a no deal Brexit”, in Modern Railways, page 20:
- Any [economic] downturn will eventually impact on rail freight, and indeed passenger traffic, so operators are watching this closely.
Antonyms
Translations
a downward trend, or the beginnings of one
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Verb
downturn (third-person singular simple present downturns, present participle downturning, simple past and past participle downturned)