/ 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
/ 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. 2005