Unending slowdown – The Hindu (Sep 02, 2017)

India’s economy continues to decelerate with the government’s estimate for first-quarter gross domestic product pegging growth at a 13-quarter low of 5.7% in April-June. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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inflation (noun) – increase of price level of goods & services & vice versa decrease of currency value.
decelerate (verb) – slow down, reduce speed, slack up.
peg at (verb) – fix, set/hold down, limit (price, rate and etc at a level).
protracted (adjective) – very long, prolonged, extended/extensive.
slide (noun) – fall, drop, decline.
dampen (verb) – decrease, reduce, lower.
inventory (noun) – an unsold supply of a product that are stored in a place.
wane (verb) – decline, decrease, disappear.
slacken (verb) – decrease, lessen, subside.
heartening (adjective) – encouraging, boosting, reassuring.
deteriorate (verb) – worsen, get worse, decline.
augury (noun) – omen, sign, indication.
contemplate (verb) – consider, think, look at.
crowd out (phrasal verb) – oust, overthrow, remove.
sliver (noun) – a small/thin piece of something.
silver lining (phrase) – identifying a good thing in a bad situation.
buoyant (adjective) – booming, strong, growing/developing.
swathe (noun) – a broad area of something.
encompass (verb) – include, subsume, incorporate.
have one’s task cut out (phrase) – be faced with a tough task/work.
tailwinds (noun) – (in business) it describes a situation or condition that will move growth, revenues, or profits higher. Headwinds is a situations or conditions that make growth harder/difficult.

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