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downturn
[ doun-turn ]
noun
- an act or instance of turning down or the state of being turned down:
the downturn of a lower lip in a permanent pout.
- a turn or trend downward; decrease or decline:
The new year brought a downturn in the cost of living.
downturn
/ ˈ岹ʊˌɜː /
noun
- a drop or reduction in the success of a business or economy
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of downturn1
Example Sentences
Fortunes are literally made during times of economic panic and downturns.
Bass portrayed the downturn in economic activity and the soaring cost of legal payouts as the biggest drivers of the city’s budget woes.
From around 2006 to 2010, a series of major business downturns, including a bankruptcy filing and several key lawsuits, led Kinkade into a downward spiral of troubling public behavior and substance abuse.
In many previous downturns, it was easier to base one’s view of the future on stock market patterns of the past.
China's property downturn is also still dragging on growth.
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