Counter Meaning and Definition

Word: Counter

How to pronounce: ˈkaʊntə

Noun

Definitions:

1. A long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.

Example sentences: "Having eaten these we were hard pressed to ignore the shop counter as we departed."

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

Example sentences: "It was used for making pendants, finger rings, playing counters, dice and even spindle whorls."

3. An apparatus used for counting.

Example sentences: "The counter tells you how many pictures you have taken"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Speak or act in opposition to.

Example sentences: "The second argument is more difficult to counter"

Adverb

Definitions:

1. In the opposite direction to or in conflict with.

Example sentences: "Some actions by the authorities ran counter to the call for leniency"

Adjective

Definitions:

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

Example sentences: "After years of argument and counter argument there is no conclusive answer"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A thing which opposes or prevents something else.

Example sentences: "The stimulus to employers' organization was partly a counter to growing union power"

2. The curved part of the stern of a ship projecting aft above the waterline.

3. The white space enclosed by a letter such as O or c.

Noun

Definitions:

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

Example sentences: "Also, make an effort to look for shoes with adequate heel counters since they'll help you maintain good heel position when the shoe contacts the ground."

Synonyms:

fight

battle

combat

parry

totalizer

spin button

contrary

reverse

antithesis

counteract

oppose

contend

forestall

desk

kitchen table

cabinets

worktop

countertop

retort

riposte

counterpunch

counterforce

counterpoise

balance

antagonistic

tabulator

return

Derivations:

counting

counterwork

counterweight

counterpoint

Countess

countering

counted

count

countered

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Counter in Other Languages...

Spanish: Contador

German: Zähler

French: Compteur

Italian: Contatore

Turkish: Sayaç