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taantuma — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contraction noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
  • depressed adj Feeling persistently sad, hopeless, or without energy; also used for the clinical mental health condition.
  • downturn noun A decline in economic activity, business, or some other measurable trend.
  • recession noun A period of reduced economic activity, typically marked by falling output and rising unemployment.

Senses

taantuma is used for these senses in English:

  • contraction (economics) A period of economic decline or negative growth.
  • depressed Suffering damaging effects of economic recession.
  • downturn A downward trend, or the beginnings of one.
  • recession (economics) A period of reduced economic activity

contraction — full definition

  1. noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
  2. noun A strong tightening of the uterine muscles that occurs before and during childbirth.
  3. noun A shrinking or reduction in size, scope, or economic activity.

depressed — full definition

  1. adj Feeling persistently sad, hopeless, or without energy; also used for the clinical mental health condition.
  2. adj Suffering from reduced economic activity.

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