English Explanatory Dictionary

countercyclical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy.
  2. Moving in the direction opposite to that of the overall state of an economy.

Word forms

countercyclical more countercyclical most countercyclical

Etymology

From counter- + cyclical.

Antonyms

procyclical

Related words

contracyclical acyclical countercyclicality

Derived words

countercyclically
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