abatement
action
afterthought
arrest
bind
block
blockage
boom
bottoming out
boycott
boycottage
bureaucratic delay
business cycle
business fluctuations
bust
catabasis
check
cheeseparing
collapse
cooling
cooling down
cooling off
crash
crisis
curtailment
cutback
deceleration
declension
decline
decline and fall
decrescendo
delay
delayage
delayed reaction
depression
detention
diminuendo
diminution
dive
double take
downtrend
downturn
drag
dragging
drop
dwindling
ease-off
ease-up
ebb
holdup
acidosis
breakdown
competitiveness
crunch
deflation
depreciation
deterioration
dislocation
downgrade
fluctuation
imbalance
inflation
meltdown
powerhouse
recession
setback
shortfall
slump
spend
stagflation
turnaround
uptick
godown
hoedown
lowdown
showdown