contracyclical en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English -al English cyclical English contracyclical From contra- + cyclical.
Meanings
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Tending to counteract the effects of the business cycle.
The government cut taxes during the recession as a contracyclical measure.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most contracyclical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more contracyclical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (5)
es contracíclico (tending to stabilize an unbalanced economy) · es anticíclico (tending to stabilize an unbalanced economy) · pt contracíclico (tending to stabilize an unbalanced economy) · nb motsyklisk (tending to stabilize an unbalanced economy) · pt anticíclico (tending to stabilize an unbalanced economy)