downturn

Thân thiện

The graph shows a sharp downturn in sales this quarter.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A decline, especially in economic or business activity: A "downturn" refers to a period when economic or business conditions become worse, characterized by a reduction in activity, performance, or prosperity.

Usage

• The word "downturn" is primarily used as a countable noun. It is most commonly applied to describe negative trends in economics, finance, or business sectors.
• It is often modified by adjectives specifying its nature or severity (e.g., , , , ).
• Typical collocations include: , , .

Examples

• Noun:
  • The global economy is experiencing a significant downturn.
  • The company's profits fell sharply during the last downturn.
  • Experts are predicting a downturn in the housing market.

Advanced Usage

• "to go into a downturn": to enter a period of decline.
  • The manufacturing sector went into a downturn last quarter.
• "to weather a downturn": to survive a period of decline without excessive damage.
  • Their strong cash reserves helped them weather the downturn.

Variants and Related Words

• Downtrend (n): A downward trend, especially in the value of shares or other financial indicators. (Often used in financial contexts).
  • Analysts observed a downtrend in tech stocks.
• Downswing (n): A decline or downturn, often used interchangeably with "downturn."
  • The industry is on a downswing.

Synonyms

• Decline: A gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.
• Slump: A sudden severe or prolonged fall in activity, prices, or performance.
• Recession: A period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced.
• Slowdown: A reduction in speed or activity.

Antonyms

• Upturn: An improvement or upward trend, especially in economic or business activity.
• Boom: A period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth.
• Recovery: A return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength; in economics, a period of improving business activity.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a worsening of business or economic activity
   • the market took a downturn

Từ đồng nghĩa

• downswing