Definition of procyclical - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

business

TECH.

moving in the same direction as the economy

TECH.

The procyclical policy increased spending during the economic boom.

public policy

TECH.

magnifying the cyclical fluctuations of an economy

TECH.

Procyclical policies can worsen economic downturns.

cyclical

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Origin of procyclical

English, pro (for) + cyclical (repeating cycle)

Examples of procyclical in a sentence

Procyclical trends can exacerbate economic fluctuations.
The economist warned about the risks of procyclical measures.
Procyclical effects were evident during the financial crisis.

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French:procyclique, ...
German:prozyklisch, ...
Italian:prociclico, ...
Spanish:procíclico, ...
Portuguese:procíclico, amplificador cíclico, ...
Chinese:顺周期的, 顺周期, ...
Japanese:循環的, 循環的な, ...
Arabic:دوري مع الدورة الاقتصادية, مُوَافِق لِلدَّوْرَة الاقْتِصَادِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:פְּרוֹצִיקְלִי, מַחְמִיר מַחְזוֹרִיּוּת, ...
Russian:проциклический, ...
Ukrainian:проциклічний, циклічний, ...
Hindi:प्रोसायक्लिक, चक्रीय, ...
Bengali:প্রচলিত অর্থনৈতিক প্রবণতার সাথে সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ, চক্রাকার, ...
Catalan:procíclic, ...
Czech:procyklický, ...
Danish:procyklisk, konjunkturfølsom, ...
Dutch:procyclisch, ...
Greek:προκυκλικός, ...
Hungarian:prociklikus, a gazdasági ciklusokat felerősítő, ...
Khmer:ដើរស្របតាមវដ្តសេដ្ឋកិច្ច, ដែលពង្រីកការប្រែប្រួលតាមវដ្តសេដ្ឋកិច្ច, ...
Korean:경기 순응적인, 경기 순환적, ...
Persian:همسو با چرخه, هم‌چرخه, ...
Polish:procykliczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):procíclico, cíclico, ...
Romanian:pro-ciclic, prociclic, ...
Swedish:procyklisk, ...
Thai:ตามวัฏจักรเศรษฐกิจ, ตามวัฏจักร, ...
Turkish:pro-döngüsel, döngüsel, ...
Vietnamese:theo chu kỳ kinh tế, theo chu kỳ, ...

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Definition of procyclical - Reverso English Dictionary

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