No. 2,856 in Spanish

recesión

Economic downturn or decline.

In a sentence

La recesión económica afectó a muchas empresas.
The economic recession affected many businesses.
In this sentence, 'recesión' refers to a general economic downturn, demonstrating its standard usage in an economic context.
Durante la recesión, la gente buscó maneras de ahorrar dinero.
During the recession, people looked for ways to save money.
Here, 'recesión' is used again in the financial context to describe a period in which economic activity is reduced, impacting people's behavior.
El país salió de la recesión gracias a nuevas políticas económicas.
The country emerged from the recession thanks to new economic policies.
In this context, 'recesión' signifies the specific period of economic difficulty from which recovery occurs, emphasizing change over time.

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