Great Depression
Definitions
A major economic collapse characterized by mass unemployment and limited business activity that lasted from 1929 to 1940 in the US and a similar period in many other countries.
Equivalents
11 more languages
العربيةالْكَسَاد الْعَظِيم
CymraegDirwasgiad Mawr
Danskdepressionen
ΕλληνικάΜεγάλη Ύφεση
हिन्दीमहामंदी
한국어대공황
PortuguêsGrande Depressão
РусскийВели́кая депре́ссия
TagalogMalawakang Depresyon
Tiếng ViệtĐại khủng hoảng
Examples
“For the first time since the Great Depression, median family income has fallen substantially over an entire decade. Income grew slowly through most of the last⟳ decade, except at the top of the distribution, before falling sharply when the financial crisis began.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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