Countercyclical

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Intended to compensate for immoderate developments in a business cycle: a countercyclical federal aid program.
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  • adj. Moving in the opposite direction as the overall state of an economy
  • adj. Dampening the cyclical fluctuations of an economy.
    • Word Usage
    "In particular, Norm Ornstein has a piece in today's WaPo that presents the classic liberal position against requiring the federal government to balance its budget: A sagging economy requires what we call countercyclical policy, stimulus to counter a downturn and provide a boost…."
    Antonym
    procyclical   
    Cross Reference
    countercyclicality    acyclical   
    Same Context
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