contracyclical

English

Etymology

contra- +‎ cyclical

Adjective

contracyclical (comparative more contracyclical, superlative most contracyclical)

(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

Norwegian:
Bokmål: motsyklisk (no)
Portuguese: anticíclico, contracíclico
Spanish: anticíclico, contracíclico

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