countercyclical
countercyclical · more countercyclical · most countercyclical
Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economyDampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy.
Meaning
2 sensesDampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy.
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
more countercyclical, most countercyclical| Comparative | more countercyclical Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most countercyclical Lesson |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form