countercyclical
adjective
ECONOMICS(alsocounter-cyclical)uk/ˌkaʊntəˈsɪklɪkl/uscountercyclicalactivitiesdo notfollowthepatternwhich isnormalinbusinessor theeconomy:
Applications forMBAcoursesare countercyclical andtendtoincreasewhenexecutivejobsarescarce.
countercyclicalactionsareaimedathelpingtheeconomywhen it isexperiencingdifficulties:
Theindustrywill be akeybeneficiaryof the Obama administration's counter-cyclicalspendingpackage.