Definitions For Countercyclical

Adjective

(public policy) Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy. (economics) 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.

Antonyms

procyclical

Related terms

contracyclical

Translations

Finnish: vastasyklinen

See also

acyclical countercyclicality

Etymology

from counter + cyclical.

Is Countercyclical a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global NO
Enable1 Dictionary YES

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Scrabble
26
Words with Friends
33

The word Countercyclical is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends

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