downturn

/ˈdaʊntɜːrn/ /ˈdaʊnˌtɜːrn/

Meanings

noun

A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.

Examples :

"The downturn in the economy made it harder to find jobs."

verb

To turn downwards

Examples :

"The stock market downturned sharply last week, causing many investors to lose money. "

direction business economy toeic

verb

To decline

Examples :

"The company's profits downturned significantly last quarter. "

economy business finance toeic

Related Words

downturned adjective

/ˈdaʊntɜːnd/ /ˈdaʊnˌtɜːnd/

Turned downwards

"Her mouth was downturned in a frown as she looked at the disappointing test score. "

significantly adverb

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/ /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntliː/

In a significant manner or to a significant extent.

"My study habits improved significantly after I started using a planner. "

economy noun

/iːˈkɒn.ə.mi/ /iːˈkɑn.ə.mi/

Effective management of a community or system, or especially its resources.

"The school's new economy plan focused on using resources more efficiently. "

sharply adverb

/ʃɑːpli/ /ʃɑɹpli/

In a sharp manner.

"The teacher spoke sharply to the student who was disrupting class. "

profits noun

/ˈpɹɒfɪts/ /ˈpɹɑfɪts/

Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.

"The bakery's profits increased this month because they sold many birthday cakes. "

investors noun

/ɪnˈvɛstərz/

A person who invests money in order to make a profit.

"The company needed more money, so they asked investors to buy shares. "

beginnings noun

/bɪˈɡɪnɪŋz/

The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.

""The beginnings of their friendship started in elementary school." "

decline noun

/dɪˈklaɪn/

Downward movement, fall.

"The steep decline in the student population led to the school closing. "

downwards adverb

/ˈdaʊnwədz/ /ˈdaʊnwɚdz/

Towards a lower place; towards what is below.

"Gravity pulls everything downwards."

company noun

/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/

A team; a group of people who work together professionally.

"The school's student council is a company of dedicated students who organize events. "

downward adjective

/ˈdaʊnwəd/ /ˈdaʊnwɚd/

Moving, sloping or oriented downward.

"He spoke with a downward glance."

causing verb

/ˈkɔzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑzɪŋ/

To set off an event or action.

"The lightning caused thunder."