contraction
Definition
A period of general economic decline. Contractions are often part of a business cycle, coming after an expansionary phase and before a recession.
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Related terms:
deflation, economic cycle
'contraction' appears in the definitions of these other terms on BusinessDictionary.com:
counter-cyclical, demo, poisson ratio, recession, monetary policy
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