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slump

 
 
/slʌmp/ noun [C]

Translation

FALL a sudden fall in prices or sales
fiyat ve satışlarda ani düşüş
a slump in world oil prices1811
ECONOMY a period when there is very little business activity and not many jobs
ekonomik durgunluk/kriz; çöküntü, bunalım
It's been the worst economic slump for 25 years.1431
(Definition of slump noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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