Definition of Downturns

1. Noun. (plural of downturn) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Downturns

1. downturn [n] - See also: downturn

Lexicographical Neighbors of Downturns

downtown
downtowner
downtowners
downtowns
downtrend
downtrended
downtrending
downtrends
downtrod
downtrodden
downtroddenness
downtube
downtubes
downturn
downturned
downturns (current term)
downvote
downvoted
downvotes
downvoting
downward
downward(a)
downward(ip)
downward-sloping
downward drainage
downward spiral
downwardly
downwardness
downwardnesses
downwards

Literary usage of Downturns

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oecd Economic Surveys by OECD Economic Surveys (1975)
"In the Latin American context, international liquidity conditions, which affect investors' appetite for risky assets, tend to deteriorate in downturns, ..."

2. Federal Nutrition Programs: Hearing Before the Committee on Agriculture (1998)
"The Food Stamp Program functions as what economists call an "automatic stabilizer"—a Federal program that helps moderate economic downturns by infusing more ..."

3. Innovative People: Mobility of Skilled Personnel in National Innovation Systems edited by Organisation for Economic Co-ope (2001)
"Hence, the mobility of the less educated decreases most during economic downturns and recovers more slowly in upturn periods. PhDs in Norway demonstrate an ..."

4. Mortgage Financing: FHA's Fund Has Grown, But Options for Drawing on the by Thomas J. McCool, Mathew Scire (2001)
"We tested the adequacy of the capital ratio using economic scenarios that were based on three recent regional economic downturns—one in the west south ..."

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