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Word entry · 8 letters

downturn

Best crossword clue

"Economic dip"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈdaʊntɜːn/Part of speech nounSorted dnnortuwStarts with DEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a worsening of business or economic activity

Word origin

From down- + turn.

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: decline
  • The downturn in the economy made it harder to find jobs.
  • Any [economic] downturn will eventually impact on rail freight, and indeed passenger traffic, so operators are watching this closely.

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