"contracyclical" meaning in All languages combined

See contracyclical on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more contracyclical [comparative], most contracyclical [superlative]
Etymology: From contra- + cyclical. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|contra|cyclical}} contra- + cyclical Head templates: {{en-adj}} contracyclical (comparative more contracyclical, superlative most contracyclical)
  1. (economics) Tending to counteract the effects of the business cycle. Categories (topical): Economics Derived forms: contracyclically Translations (tending to stabilize an unbalanced economy): motsyklisk (Norwegian Bokmål), anticíclico (Portuguese), contracíclico (Portuguese), anticíclico (Spanish), contracíclico (Spanish)
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