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121Goldilocks economy — (GOHL.dee.lawks i.KAWN.uh.mee) n. An economy that is not so overheated that it causes inflation, and not so cool that it causes a recession. Example Citation: America s not too hot, not too cold Goldilocks economy is getting too hot. The result… …
122X-shaped recovery — n. An economic recovery that, when graphed, assumes the shape of a letter of the alphabet (e.g., L shaped, U shaped, or V shaped). Example Citation: The U.S. Federal Reserve Board s decision Wednesday to cut interest rates appears to signify the… …
123growth recession — n. A form of recession in which economic output continues to grow, but at a much slower pace than normal. Example Citation: Defining a recession used to be easy. It was broadly defined as two or more consecutive quarters of falling economic… …
124irrational depression — (i.RASH.uh.nul di.PRESH.un) n. A feeling of unwarranted pessimism regarding the stock market or the economy. Example Citation: Investors have coined a new phrase for the relentless declines: irrational depression, a play on the famous phrase… …
125job-loss recovery — n. A form of economic growth in which the total number of jobs in the economy decreases. Also: job loss recovery. Example Citations: Even the U.S. s impressive productivity gains have a bit of tarnish. Productivity is usually measured as output… …
126slowflation — n. An economic state characterised by slow growth and high inflation. [Cf. stagflation.] Example Citations: Stagflation light. Slowflation. A variety of terms are floating around to describe the current state of the economy: growth that s too… …
127abortive — Synonyms and related words: barren, bootless, failed, failing, fruitless, futile, gainless, immature, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, lame, manque, miscarried, miscarrying, nonremunerative, of no effect, otiose, profitless, rewardless,… …
128barren — Synonyms and related words: abortive, acarpous, arid, bare, blah, bland, blank, bleached, bleak, bloodless, bootless, celibate, characterless, childless, clear, cold, colorless, counterproductive, dead, depleted, desert, desolate, devoid, dismal …
