degrowth
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word degrowth. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word degrowth, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say degrowth in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word degrowth you have here. The definition of the word degrowth will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofdegrowth, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From de- + growth, a calque of French décroissance.
Noun
degrowth (countable and uncountable, plural degrowths)
- A negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population.
- A political, economic, and social movement based on ecological economics and anticonsumerist and anticapitalist ideas.
Derived terms
Translations
negative growth
|