economic crisis

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economic crisis

noun economic crises

  1. A crisis caused by the general demand for goods within an economy falling below their supply, either temporarily or on a protracted basis, typically resulting in widespread bankruptcies of unproductive businesses and falling prices.

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noun period of economic slowdown — see also financial crisis

Españolcrisis económica
中文經濟危機 /经济危机 jīngjì wēijī
Françaiscrise économique
DeutschWirtschaftskrise
Italianocrisi economica

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@misc{economic_crisis_2026,
  title = {economic crisis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/economic%20crisis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}