recession

Noun

• the act of becoming more distant

• the act of ceding back

• the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

• a small concavity

• the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  receding , ceding back , recessional , recess , niche , corner