contraction
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- noun
- /kənˈtrækʃən/
- And in recessions, you have contraction across the board.
- economic contraction
- macroeconomic contraction
- credit contraction
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Watch on YouTubeThus, we saw both expansion and contraction of the franchise.
- Thus, we saw both expansion and contraction of the franchise.
- Of course, there would be a huge contraction in the economy as those changes happen.
- And in recessions, you have contraction across the board.
- So we're still in contraction, but we're contracting less than we thought we would be.
- What's being pushed on us right now is centralization, control, contraction.
- You have to have cash flow to assist you through contractions.
- Mercury seems to be undergoing a process known as global contraction.
- And we can't necessarily blame Donald Trump entirely on this contraction, or at least that's not the right argument to make.
- And when that happens, it it shrinks because moist soil expands, dry soil shrinks and over time that expansion and contraction has a tendency to kind of compact the soil.
- If you look at the history of cultures and societies, it's when you do this, I would say it's periods of expansion and periods of contraction.
- Because of this mechanism, demand contraction in deficit countries was always matched by demand expansion in surplus countries.
- So this crisis, this contraction becomes their expansion.
- We are all going through a collective emotional, physical, spiritual right cycle of expansion and contraction, expansion and contraction.
Examples
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Due to the contraction in available resources, we have to adjust our project plans.
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Experts predict a noticeable contraction in global trade as economies respond to new tariffs.
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Of course, there would be a huge contraction in the economy as those changes happen.
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The contraction rate is too high.
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This contraction is too big.
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This individual suggests that the economy slide towards a contraction is looking normal.
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Recent pressures from the global financial crisis and associated de-leveraging will likely see a contraction in the manufacturing sector.
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Japan rebalanced the only way it could, with an even sharper contraction in economic growth.
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Given its fragile export profile, Turkey's current account deficit can be forcibly narrowed only through economic contraction.
Academic text (2012) -
The rapid contraction of the company's workforce raised concerns about its future.
Synonyms
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2.2
A drop in amount or number
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4.0
Pressing something so it becomes smaller and denser
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5.1
A decrease in size, amount, or value
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4.1
Becoming thinner or more limited in range
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3.2
A decrease in size, amount, or value
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3.5
Making something shorter in length, time or size
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7.9
A decrease in size, amount, or importance
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3.8
A decrease in amount, size, or strength
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Making soil or material denser by pressing it together
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6.5
A slow reduction in size or amount done in stages
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Making something smaller in size so it fits into a small space
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4.9
Making something smaller or more compact by reducing its volume
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.4
A muscle that becomes shorter or tighter and causes movement and tension
- Specialized
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5.1
A painless short tightening of the womb during pregnancy that does not mean labor
- Specialized
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A strong tightening of the womb muscles that helps push a baby out during labor
- Specialized
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3.5
A short tightening of a muscle that makes it shorten or stiffen
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7.3
A heartbeat that comes early so it feels like a skipped beat
How Reduced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Contraction comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and trahere 'to pull'. You can see the same root in tractor, a machine that pulls, so think of something being 'pulled together' into a smaller size.