slump

noun/slʌmp/CEFR C1

হঠাৎ পতন, মন্দা

Meaning

A sudden serious fall in trade, prices, or performance.

Example sentences

  • Exports are in a slump.রপ্তানিতে মন্দা চলছে।
  • The team is in its worst slump for years.বছরের মধ্যে দলটির সবচেয়ে খারাপ সময় চলছে।

Common phrases with “slump”

  • an economic slumpঅর্থনৈতিক মন্দা
  • a slump in salesবিক্রিতে ধস
  • come out of a slumpমন্দা কাটিয়ে ওঠা

A common mistake

Economists declared a slump after two quarters of decline.→Economists declared a recession after two quarters of decline.

Recession has a technical definition — usually two consecutive quarters of shrinking output. Slump is the informal word for any sharp fall, in an economy, a market or a batsman's form.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: recession, downturn

Antonyms: boom

Similar words, and what each means

  • recession

    মন্দা, অর্থনৈতিক মন্দা

    A period when business activity and the economy become weaker.

  • downturn

    মন্দা, নিম্নমুখী গতি

    A fall in business activity or in the economy.

Other English words for “হঠাৎ পতন, মন্দা”

  • recession

    A period when business activity and the economy become weaker.

  • downturn

    A fall in business activity or in the economy.

  • slack

    Not pulled tight, not busy, or not careful enough.

Opposite words

  • boom

    গুড়ুম শব্দ, গম্ভীর জোরালো ধ্বনি

    A loud, deep sound that echoes.

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  1. “slump” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • হঠাৎ পতন, মন্দা
    • • মুক্তিপণ
    • • বিচারবুদ্ধি, বিবেচনা
    • • গেছো ব্যাঙ, ব্যাঙ
    Show the answer

    হঠাৎ পতন, মন্দা — slump (noun) — হঠাৎ পতন, মন্দা. A sudden serious fall in trade, prices, or performance.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “slump”?

    • • pagination
    • • recession
    • • requisition
    • • leap year
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    recession — recession — মন্দা, অর্থনৈতিক মন্দা. A period when business activity and the economy become weaker.

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