Meanings
adjectivecontracyclical (comparative more contracyclical, superlative most contracyclical)
comparative more contracyclical · superlative most contracyclical
- economicsTending to counteract the effects of the business cycle.
The government cut taxes during the recession as a contracyclical measure.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Englishcontra-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
- Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
- Classical Latincyclicu
- Middle Frenchcyclique
- Frenchcyclique
- Classical Latincyclicus
- Englishcyclic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishcyclical
- Englishcontracyclical
Translations
Norwegian Bokmål motsyklisk
- motsyklisktending to stabilize an unbalanced economy
Portuguese anticíclico, contracíclico
- anticíclicotending to stabilize an unbalanced economy
- contracíclicotending to stabilize an unbalanced economy
Spanish anticíclico, contracíclico
- anticíclicotending to stabilize an unbalanced economy
- contracíclicotending to stabilize an unbalanced economy
Cite this entry
APA
contracyclical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contracyclical
MLA
“contracyclical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contracyclical. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contracyclical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contracyclical.
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