ALL meanings of countercyclical
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C c - adjective countercyclical having the effect of checking or reversing fluctuations in the national economy or the finances of a business 3
- adjective countercyclical designating or of fiscal policy that attempts to minimize extreme fluctuations in the business cycle, as by increasing spending and reducing taxes during periods of decline 3
- adjective countercyclical opposing the trend of a business or economic cycle; countervailing: a countercyclical monetary policy. 1
- noun countercyclical (economics) Moving in the opposite direction as the overall state of an economy. 1
- adjective countercyclical (public policy) Dampening the cyclical fluctuations of an economy. 0
- adjective countercyclical (economics) Moving in the direction opposite to that of the overall state of an economy. 0