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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 contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- 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 countercyclical From counter- + cyclical.
Meanings
- (qualifier:public policy) Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy.
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Moving in the direction opposite to that of the overall state of an economy.
The unemployment rate is countercyclical in the sense that it rises when economic growth is low and vice versa.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most countercyclical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more countercyclical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Relateds
acyclical · contracyclical · countercyclicality
Translations (1)
fi vastasyklinen (dampening cyclical fluctuation)