anticyclical

Also an·ti·cy·clic

[an-tee-sahy-kli-kuhl, -sik-li-, an-tahy-]

adjective

1. not conforming to or following a cycle.

   anticyclical sales that rise when the economy fades.

Other Word Forms

• anticyclically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of anticyclical¹

anti- + cyclical

Example Sentences

Such a scheme would not only be anticyclical, but it would make structural changes possible in member states.

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Unexpectedly, Mr. Sedlacek identifies this as the “very first historic economic cycle” and calls Joseph’s advice a form of “Keynesian anticyclical fiscal policy.”

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A fondness for freedom is perfectly compatible with favoring redistribution, which can be seen as increasing one person’s choices at the expense of the choices of another, or with Keynesianism and its emphasis on anticyclical public spending.

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The sector is interesting with the growth numbers and its anticyclical nature.

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As part of Core Tier 1 capital requirements, which are more stringent that Tier 1 requirements, the conservation buffer and anticyclical buffer will be 2.5 percent each, the paper said.

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