"countercyclical" meaning in All languages combined

See countercyclical on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more countercyclical [comparative], most countercyclical [superlative]
Etymology: From counter- + cyclical. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|cyclical}} counter- + cyclical Head templates: {{en-adj}} countercyclical (comparative more countercyclical, superlative most countercyclical)
  1. (public policy) Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy. Translations (dampening cyclical fluctuation): vastasyklinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-countercyclical-en-adj-myjX3CYF Disambiguation of 'dampening cyclical fluctuation': 89 11
  2. (economics) Moving in the direction opposite to that of the overall state of an economy. Categories (topical): Economics
    Sense id: en-countercyclical-en-adj-NUsQ6sUr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with counter-: 44 56 Topics: economics, science, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: contracyclical, acyclical, countercyclicality

Alternative forms

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