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" Women's golf definitely hit a bump in the road. We lost some tournaments due to a combination of things led by the downturn in the economy."
Hollis Stacy

Meaning of "downturn" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DOWNTURN

ˈdaʊnˌtɜːn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOWNTURN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Downturn is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOWNTURN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Recession

In economics, a recession is a business cycle contraction. It is a general slowdown in economic activity. Macroeconomic indicators such as GDP, investment spending, capacity utilization, household income, business profits, and inflation fall, while bankruptcies and the unemployment rate rise. Recessions generally occur when there is a widespread drop in spending. This may be triggered by various events, such as a financial crisis, an external trade shock, an adverse supply shock or the bursting of an economic bubble. Governments usually respond to recessions by adopting expansionary macroeconomic policies, such as increasing money supply, increasing government spending and decreasing taxation.

Definition of downturn in the English dictionary

The definition of downturn in the dictionary is a drop or reduction in the success of a business or economy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOWNTURN

altern · Comintern · extern · externe · handsturn · intern · interne · inturn · Komintern · morgenstern · nocturne · outturn · overturn · return · Saturn · stern · Sterne · taciturn · tern · turn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOWNTURN

downswept · downswing · downthrow · downtick · downtime · downtown · downtowner · downtrend · downtrod · downtrodden · downward · downward mobility · downwardly · downwardly mobile · downwardness · downwards · downwash · downwind · downy · downy mildew

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOWNTURN

about turn · about-turn · at every turn · day return · income tax return · internal rate of return · nonreturn · on the turn · point of no return · rate of return · sale and return · sale or return · star turn · tax return · the point of no return · the turn · to a turn · U-turn · unturn · upturn

Synonyms and antonyms of downturn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «downturn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOWNTURN

Find out the translation of downturn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of downturn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «downturn» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

衰退
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

empeoramiento
570 millions of speakers
en

English

downturn
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

मंदी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانكماش
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

спад
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

queda
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

মন্দা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

ralentissement économique
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kemerosotan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Abschwung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

下降
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

경기 하향
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Downturn
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

suy thoái
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சரிவு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मंदी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kriz
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

svolta negativa
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

spowolnienie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

спад
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

declin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ύφεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afswaai
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nedgång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nedgangen
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about downturn

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10 QUOTES WITH «DOWNTURN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word downturn.
1
Lily Allen
Because of piracy there has been a massive downturn in people buying music, which makes it more difficult for artists to make money from the sale of records.
2
Ron Chernow
A crash really occurs when you suddenly have a violent downturn in the market that then heralds a long bull market.
3
Martha McSally
Raising taxes in an economic downturn is not a good idea.
4
Major Owens
High gas prices are eating away at consumer's disposal income and could lead to a further economic downturn, especially for those whose livelihood depend on gasoline and diesel fuel.
5
Paula Poundstone
I talk to a lot of librarians, and there's always a steady drumbeat of how libraries are places of community. But a lot of them have also recently - and just in the nick of time - refurbished, because during this economic downturn, people have a tendency to borrow instead of buy.
6
Ken Robinson
You create your life, and you can recreate it, too. In times of economic downturn and uncertainty, it's more important than ever to look deep inside yourself to fathom the sort of life you really want to lead and the talents and passions that can make that possible.
7
Christina Romer
The most effective way to shake an economy out of a terrible downturn when we're at the zero lower bound is an aggressive change in policy that makes people wake up, say 'this is a new day' and change their expectations.
8
Manmohan Singh
Protectionism is a very real danger. It is understandable that in times of a severe downturn protectionist pressures mount but the lessons of history are clear. If we give in to protectionist pressures, we will only send the world into a downward spiral.
9
Hollis Stacy
Women's golf definitely hit a bump in the road. We lost some tournaments due to a combination of things led by the downturn in the economy.
10
Robert Teeter
The President's political travel is going to get blamed (and probably rightly) for a share of this downturn.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWNTURN»

Discover the use of downturn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to downturn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Framing the Global Economic Downturn: Crisis Rhetoric and ...
In this volume, we study how heads of government, finance ministers and national bank governors in eight countries as well as the EU engage in such 'framing contests', and how their attempts to interpret the cascading events of the economic ...
Paul 't Hart, Karen Tindall, 2009
2
Harvard Business Review on Managing Through a Downturn
How do the most resilient leaders and organizations survive--even thrive--during a market slowdown? Use this collection of HBR articles to not only weather tough times, but rise to the challenge.
Hbsp, 2009
3
Who Loses in the Downturn?: Economic Crisis, Employment and ...
This volume contains fresh knowledge on the effects of the economic downturn on employment and income distribution.
Herwig Immervoll, Andreas Peichl, Konstantinos Tatsiramos, 2011
4
Green Recovery: Get Lean, Get Smart, and Emerge from the ...
When the economy turns rough, many companies sideline their green business initiatives. That's a big mistake. In Green Recovery, Andrew Winston shows that no company can afford to wait for the downturn to ease before going green.
Andrew Winston, 2013
5
Downturn Abbey
Downturn Abbey is an affectionate, unauthorized, book-length parody of the British TV drama, "Downton Abbey," written by the author of the million-selling Barry Trotter series.
Michael Gerber, 2012
6
Managing People in a Downturn
This collection of short essays helps to dispel nonsense and encourage sense in the world of people management in difficult times - a follow up to the successful People Management in Turbulent Times
Adrian Furnham, 2011
7
America's Recession: The Effects of the Economic Downturn
Details the history, causes, and effects of the recession in the United States that started in 2007.
Corona Brezina, 2011
8
Curbing the Global Economic Downturn: Southeast Asian ...
The objective of this book is to examine in-depth region-specific research on how macroeconomic tools are at work in the Sou.
Aekapol Chongvilaivan, 2010
9
Successfully Navigating the Downturn: Economic and ...
The path to success can be overwhelming?this is your navigation plan.
Donald Todrin, 2011
10
Downturn Abbey
Downturn Abbey is the thirteenth novel in Paul Howard's 'Ross O'Carroll-Kelly' series.
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOWNTURN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term downturn is used in the context of the following news items.
1
China's Economic Downturn Needs To Happen To Boost …
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Patrick Chovanec, chief strategist with Silvercrest Asset Management group, about the Chinese stock market ... «NPR, Jul 15»
2
Tesla's downturn wipes out more than $3 billion in market cap
Tesla Motors Inc. shares dropped further Wednesday following a second downgrade in as many days amid concerns the stock has run ahead ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
The global fallout from China's stock market crash may be coming …
But there's little doubt the effects of this downturn will be felt globally—it just may take some time. After all, Chinese investors have lost more ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
4
June gross revenue shows more evidence of downturn in oil prices
“The state economy is certainly feeling the impact of the oil price downturn,” Miller said. “Gross production numbers have been below prior year ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
5
Dubai's diamond market hit by global downturn
Dubai's diamond market has been hit by a global downturn, with prices falling by as much as 25.8 percent in the past year, according to the ... «ArabianBusiness.com, Jul 15»
6
What oil and gas downturn? 2015 production could be highest in …
The amount of crude oil produced across the United States fell in May compared to April — but federal forecasters say 2015's overall ... «Denver Business Journal, Jul 15»
7
Miners move to aged care in face of industry downturn
A workplace redeployment expert say the aged care and disability sectors have emerged as unlikely saviours for some sacked Hunter Valley ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
8
Taiwan shares extend losses in limited downturn
Taipei, July 9 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed lower Thursday, extending losses from a day earlier, but bargain hunting emerged during the ... «Focus Taiwan News Channel, Jul 15»
9
Canada's mortgage insurance system needs overhaul in case of …
... into a severe downturn at the same time unemployment climbs, leaving thousands of homeowners defaulting on their monthly payments. «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
10
Cowen takes responsibility for his role in Republic's downturn
Former taoiseach Brian Cowen has claimed the Republic bounced back from its devastating financial collapse more quickly because of his ... «the Irish News, Jul 15»
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