inversion
Medicine noun
The turning of the sole of the foot inwards, towards the midline of the body.
The injury happened when the ankle rolled into sudden inversion on uneven ground.
Law noun
The corporate restructuring by which a company relocates its tax residence to a lower-tax jurisdiction.
Congress tightened the rules to deter inversion through nominal foreign mergers.
Business noun
A situation where short-term interest rates exceed long-term ones, often signalling recession.
The yield-curve inversion had markets bracing for a downturn within the year.
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