downtrendn.
/ˈdaʊntrɛnd/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌtrɛnd/ Esp. with reference to economic activity: a downward trend; a decline in value or amount.
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inflation1821
economic cycle1832
recovery1843
downdraught1852
perfect competition1853
downturn1858
softness1872
slump1888
downtrend1890
sag1891
under-consumption1895
recession1905
downdrift1906
economic recession1908
air pocket1913
stickiness1913
trough1916
deflation1920
downswing1922
slowdown1922
scissors1924
scissors crisis1925
uptrend1926
reflation1932
depresh1933
upswing1934
stagnation1938
countercycle1944
fiscal cliff1957
turn-down1957
stagflation1965
soft landing1973
slumpflation1974
downer1976
1890 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Mar. 217 He can stop at this point a further down trend in the prices of all commodities.
1892 Proc. 2nd National Silver Convent. 224 There would certainly be ‘magic’ in a money supply that would arrest the downtrend of prices.
1926 Dry Goods Economist 11 Dec. 28 Retail trade is large, and no pronounced down-trend has yet developed in that quarter.
1960 Times 5 Feb. 16/3 In 1959 the seasonal downtrend was not reversed until the second week in March.
1997 Investors Chron. 19 Sept. 8/1 Inflationary price increases do not exist, because in real terms prices overall are in a long term downtrend.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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