Recession (disambiguation)

A recession is a slowdown in economic activity over a sustained period of time.

Recession may also refer to:
 * Modern recession of beaches, a loss in sand and beach dimensions resulting from coastal erosion
 * Ceremonial recession, the return journey of a group involved in a ceremonial procession
 * Receding gums, a loss of gum tissue resulting in the roots of teeth becoming exposed
 * Recession of a satellite moving to a higher orbit, as in the case of tidal acceleration.
 * Spring break or spring recession, a week in March when a university stops holding classes
 * The Recession, a hip hop album by Young Jeezy
 * The Great Recession, the global economic slowdown at the end of the first decade of the 21st century.