| downtrend |
| ebb(noun, cut, decline, decrease, reduction) |
| economization |
| husbandry(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession) |
| layoff(noun, decrease, care, restraint, responsibility) |
| low growth rate(expression, idiom) |
| lowering(noun, cut, decrease, reduction, deflation) |
| meanness(care, recession, saving, frugality, thrift) |
| miserliness(care, restraint, recession, saving, frugality) |
| moratorium(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession) |
| niggardliness(care, recession, saving, frugality, thrift) |
| parcity(care, restraint, recession, saving, frugality) |
| providence(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession) |
| prudence(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession) |
| pullback |
| rebate(noun, cut, decline, decrease, discount) |
| recession(noun, decrease, care, restraint, economy) |
| reduction of expenses(expression, idiom) |
| reduction of spending(expression, idiom) |
| regulation(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession) |