Definition of downturn
: a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activity
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The gap persists even as African-Americans have experienced other major financial gains since the downturn.
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That downturn on the right side of the graph shows the deficit rising now even without a recession.
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Last week, in Round 1 of the tests, the Fed revealed how low banks' capital levels might fall in hypothetical downturn scenarios, including a severe global recession in which U.S. unemployment rises to 10 percent by the third quarter of 2019.
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Lexington, Kentucky and Tulsa, Oklahoma also found spots in the top five list with rent displaying a downturn of .3% and .6%, respectively.
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Businesses have been more successful at regaining losses from the downturn.
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The groundbreaking comes as Houston's office market has reached an overall vacancy rate of 20 percent as tenants have downsized after the oil downturn.
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While fundraising is up 71 percent from five years ago, the one-year downturn was a point of mild concern, the Technology Council report said.
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Company executives maintain that extra cash gives Ford more of a cushion in the next downturn, the ability to keep paying dividends, and invest to transform its business.
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First Known Use of downturn
1926
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Definition of downturn for English Language Learners
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: a situation in which something (such as business or economic activity) decreases or becomes worse
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