DOWNTURN


Meaning of DOWNTURN in English

/ ˈdaʊntɜːn; NAmE -tɜːrn/ noun

[ usually sing. ] downturn (in sth) a fall in the amount of business that is done; a time when the economy becomes weaker :

a downturn in sales / trade / business

the economic downturn of the late 1990s

OPP upturn

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.