ANTIRECESSIONARY Definition & Meaning

antirecessionary

[ an-tee-ri-sesh-uh-ner-ee, an-tahy- ]

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adjective

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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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of antirecessionary¹

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

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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.

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Reagan has consistently favored a tax cut not as an antirecessionary measure but as a goal in itself.

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