2
thrift(noun, care, economy, saving, frugality)
1
ablation
1
abrasion
1
abscission
1
absence(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
1
abstract
1
abstraction
1
amputation
1
apocope
1
arrest
1
arrestation
1
attrition
1
austerity(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
1
bad times(noun, expression, drop, decline, failure)
1
bankruptcy(noun, drop, decline, failure, slump)
1
bear market(noun, expression, drop, decline, failure)
1
big trouble(noun, expression, drop, decline, failure)
1
bottom out(noun, expression, drop, decline, failure)
1
bust(noun, drop, decline, failure, slump)
1
carefulness(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
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