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• depression — Period when excess aggregate supply overwhelms aggregate demand, resulting in falling prices, unemployment problems, and economic contraction. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * depression de‧pres‧sion [dɪˈpreʆn] noun [countable, uncountable]… …   Financial and business terms

• depression — [dē presh′ən, dipresh′ən] n. [ME depressioun < OFr depression < L depressio: see DEPRESS] 1. a depressing or being depressed 2. a depressed part or place; hollow or low place on a surface 3. low spirits; gloominess; dejection; sadness 4. a… …   English World dictionary

• Depression of 1920–21 — A 1919 parade in Minneapolis for soldiers returning home after World War I. The upheaval associated with the transition from a wartime to peacetime economy contributed to a depression in 1920 and 1921. The Depression of 1920–21 was an extremely… …   Wikipedia

• Depression —    The Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the ensuing eco nomic crisis also caused a depression in the Netherlands that lasted for several years; the 1930s are associated with the Depression. The government had to cope with the problem of 400,000… …   Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands

• Depression — /dəˈprɛʃən/ (say duh preshuhn) noun the, the worldwide economic slump of the 1930s, resulting in mass unemployment. Also, the Great Depression. In Australia, the Depression caused cuts in both the prices and sales of its mainly rural exports and… …  

• depression — slump An extended or severe period of recession Depressions occur infrequently. The most recent Great Depression occurred in the 1930s; prior to that they occurred in the periods 1873 96, 1844 51, and 1810 17. Depressions are usually associated… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• depression — A natural way or means for the drainage of surface water. 56 Am J1st Wat § 76. A disastrous condition of the economy, characterized by unemployment, forced sales of property, and falling prices. See Great Depression …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Long Depression — Not to be confused with long term depression. The Long Depression was a worldwide economic crisis, felt most heavily in Europe and the United States, which had been experiencing strong economic growth fueled by the Second Industrial Revolution… …   Wikipedia

• Tropical Depression Ten (2007) — Infobox Hurricane Name=Tropical Depression Ten Type=Tropical depression Year=2007 Basin=Atl Image location=TD Ten 21 sept 2007 1650Z.jpg Formed=September 21, 2007 Dissipated=September 22, 2007 1 min winds=30 Pressure=1005 Da Inflated=1 Fatalities …   Wikipedia

• Great Depression — This article is about the severe worldwide economic downturn in the 1930s. For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• Great Depression — the economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock market crash in October, 1929, and continuing through most of the 1930s. * * * or Depression of 1929 Longest and most severe …   Universalium