soft landing

noun [C] ECONOMICS, FINANCE

Definition

› a period when economic growth slows down, but the economy does not enter recession: It is likely that the stock market will have a soft landing.

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(Definition of soft landing noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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