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procyclical

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Moving in the same direction as the overall state of an economy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

Examples

  • The employment rate is procyclical, when the economy is doing well more people are working, when it's not doing well, fewer people are working.

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adj

Meaning 2

Magnifying the cyclical fluctuations of an economy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: public policy

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English pro- Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwékwlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English -al English cyclical English procyclical From pro- + cyclical.