Synonym: correct, decline, depression, drop-off, economic crisis, fall off, falling off, falloff, sink, slack, slide down, slouch. Similar words: plump, lumpy, slug, sluggish, translucent, jump, dump, pump. Meaning: [slʌmp] n. 1. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality 2. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment. v. 1. assume a drooping posture or carriage 2. fall or sink heavily 3. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly 4. go down in value.
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91. It was the last upswing before the onset of slump, stagnation and mass unemployment.
92. Argos, which has nearly 300 stores nationwide, is trying to beat the slump by slashing prices even further.
93. Unemployment, reacting to the world slump and concentrated in the export trades, had risen steadily throughout 1930.
94. The post-war slump sent the unemployment figures to twice the expected level.
95. Millions of jobs are likely to be lost in the developed countries while Third World nations slump deeper into poverty.
96. If he fails, the recession will descend into slump and Mr Lamont will deservedly be moved out of 11 Downing Street.
97. Unfortunately the music electronics contribution hit a slump at the critical time and was unable to meet expectations.
98. Bankruptcy is fundamental to capitalism and it alone offers the chance of ending slump by culling capital.
99. The gloomiest predict that the effect on confidence could turn recession into slump.
100. Job fears and the mortgage debt trap are failing to halt the housing slump.
101. The other prime mover was that the slump is now in its dying throes.
102. The survey also found that the likeliest effect of downsizing is a slump in morale, which can reduce productivity and profits.
103. However, the 37-year-old third baseman also finished the regular season in a terrible slump.
104. The property was purchased for investment purposes, and is still owned only because of the current property slump. 3.
105. The slump in the property market is making it difficult for people to sell their homes.
106. An economy in a slump or depression is generally characterised by high demand-deficient unemployment of both labour and capital.
107. Immigrants slump on their luggage, soldiers point rifles at Scorsese(sentencedict.com), and the horse urinates for the fourth time.
108. An economic slump is likely to remove them altogether from the employment statistics.
109. And investors are signaling their belief that it will ultimately pull the economy out of a four-year slump.
110. Some would say that that is because of the recession, but we are in a slump rather than a recession.
111. During the long housing slump, several high-profile crime stories gave skittish buyers one more reason to avoid the Inner Mission.
112. The slump leaves the Government strapped for cash forcing National Savings to compete aggressively for money.
113. Our house has increased in value and we feel lucky that we're not affected by the slump in the housing market.
114. With the economy entering a slump, the computer industry's future could darken further.
115. A 19 percent slump in the value of sterling against the Hong Kong dollar was a big contributor.
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116. The report concludes with references to increase in long term unemployment and slump in business optimism.
117. There was a serious slump in the 1930 s.
118. This brought about a heavy slump in prices.
119. A baseball team was in dreadful batting slump.
120. The economy had begun to slump, unemployment had risen.
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