UK economic slowdown

recession Hide phonetics
noun [C or U]
a period when the economy of a country is not successful and conditions for business are bad:
The country is sliding into the depths of (a) recession.
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revise (CHANGE) Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to look at or consider again an idea, piece of writing, etc. in order to correct or improve it:
His helpfulness today has made me revise my original opinion/impression of him.
His publishers made him revise his manuscript three times.
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assessment Hide phonetics
noun [C or U]
Both their assessments of production costs were hopelessly inaccurate.
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define (CLEARLY SHOW) Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to show clearly the edge of something:
The outline of the castle on the hill was clearly defined against the evening sky.
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consecutive Hide phonetics
adjective
describes events, numbers, etc. that follow one after another without an interruption:
This is the fifth consecutive weekend that I've spent working, and I'm a bit fed up with it.
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contraction Hide phonetics
noun
1 [U] when something becomes smaller or shorter:
Cold causes contraction of the metal.
The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.

2 [C] one of the very strong and usually painful movements of the muscles in the womb that help to push the baby out of the mother's body during the process of birth:
She was having regular strong contractions every four minutes.

3 [C] a shortened form of a word or combination of words which is often used instead of the full form in spoken English:
'Won't' is a contraction of 'will not'.
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