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counter [ coun·ter ]

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ˈkaʊntər ]
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ˈkaʊntə(r) ]
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Noun

1. A long flat-topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or bank or refreshments are served in a cafeteria.

I'm the kind of person who gets kept waiting at counters in shops.

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2. A worktop.

Kristen said sadly putting her drink on the counter.

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3. A small disc used in board games for keeping the score or as a place marker.

Most board games, especially war games, use cardboard counters or chits.

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4. A token representing a coin.

The name merels comes from the low Latin word merrelus, meaning a ‘token, counter or coin’.

5. A factor used to give one party an advantage in negotiations.

the proposal has become a crucial bargaining counter over prices

6. A device used for counting.

So I installed a hit counter to see what was going on.

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7. A person who counts something, for example votes in an election.

‘What you're looking at here are the exit poll counters,’ says Quest.

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8. An apparatus used for counting individual ionizing particles or events.

A datalogger with an event counter can be used to record the readings.

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Origin

1. Middle English (in counter (sense 2)): from Old French conteor, from medieval Latin computatorium, from Latin computare (see compute).

Verb

1. Speak or act in opposition to.

It is indeed difficult to counter such cornering arguments.

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2. Respond to hostile speech or action.

They're very hard to counter with just high technology alone.

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3. Give a return blow while parrying.

he countered with a left hook

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Adverb

1. In the opposite direction or in opposition to.

This public policy stand runs counter to what today's Texans say they want.

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Adjective

1. Responding to something of the same kind, especially in opposition.

All of this counter argument is simply ignored here.

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Noun

1. A thing which opposes or prevents something else.

That quote, by the way, provides the best counter to outsourcing anxiety.

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2. An answer to an argument or criticism.

he anticipates an objection and plans his counter

3. A blow given while parrying; a counterpunch.

The counter was brought in a sideways blow to the neck, that which Hyman just barely dodged by skipping back.

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4. The curved part of the stern of a ship projecting aft above the waterline.
5. The white space enclosed by a letter such as O or c.

Origin

1. Late Middle English from Old French contre, from Latin contra ‘against’, or directly from counter-.

Noun

1. The back part of a shoe or boot, enclosing the heel.

Footwear should have a soft insole, heel counter and Velcro straps.

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Origin

1. Mid 19th century abbreviation of counterfort ‘buttress’, from French contrefort.

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