antirecessionary

American  

[an-tee-ri-sesh-uh-ner-ee, an-tahy-] / ˌæn ti rɪˈsɛʃ əˌnɛr i, ˌæn taɪ- /

antirecession

adjective

1. used to counteract or offset the economic effects of a recession.

   The committee is drafting a ten-point antirecessionary program, which would concentrate on widespread public works.

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Etymology

Origin of antirecessionary

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; anti‑ + recessionary

Example Sentences

If annual budget deficits already exceed $1 trillion, and if the burden of the national debt is already at an all-time high, little room will be left for the antirecessionary measures that governments of both political parties have employed since the early 1930s.

From The Wall Street Journal