contracyclical

English

Etymology

contra- +‎ cyclical

Adjective

contracyclical (comparative more contracyclical, superlative most contracyclical)

1. (economics) Tending to counteract the effects of the business cycle.

   The government cut taxes during the recession as a contracyclical measure.

Translations

tending to stabilize an unbalanced economy

• Portuguese: anticíclico, contracíclico
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