depressionary adj.—Gloss: Related to a depression or a recession that looks like it could become a depression. «The destruction of consumer spending forces all economic actors to lower down their prices. So it clearly has a...
covermounting n.— «British newspapers gave away an average of five “free” DVDs per household in 2005 as revenues from DVD sales peaked. During the first quarter of 2006 as many DVDs were given away as sold through official...
Mapril n.— «Thomson Financial’s Jharonne Martis warned investors not to take the month’s results to heart, urging them instead to combine March and April—what some analysts call “Mapril”—for a clearer picture of how consumers...