downturn
Use Downturn in a sentence
noun
1.
an act or instance of turning down or the state of being turned down: the downturn of a lower lip in a permanent pout.
2.
a turn or trend downward; decrease or decline: The new year brought a downturn in the cost of living.
Origin:
1925–30; noun use of verb phrase turn down
1925–30; noun use of verb phrase turn down
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| —n | |
| a drop or reduction in the success of a business or economy | |
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Downturn
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Example sentences
The downturn in commercial real estate is already having repercussions for local governments.
The impact of this downturn is quieter-a kind of quiescence.
In spite of the economic downturn there is development in town.
In contrast, countries where the downturn was deepest have the weakest recoveries.
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