mitun

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Pronunciations

mitun (mee-TOON) listen

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Definitions

  • n. An economic slowdown, recession.

Example Sentences

  • "Like Britain's deflationary freeze, Israel's mitun was designed to right a lopsided economy living far beyond its means." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • מִתּוּן mitún

      • Who Uses This

      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      mitoon

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