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COUNTER definition: 1. a long, flat, narrow surface or table in a shop, bank, restaurant, etc. at which people are…. Learn more.
1. : a piece (as of metal or plastic) used in reckoning or in games. 2. : something of value in bargaining : asset. 3. : a level surface (such as a table, shelf or display case) over which transactions are conducted or food is served or on which goods are displayed or work is conducted. jewelry counter. a lunch counter.
a long, flat, narrow surface or table in a store, bank, restaurant, etc. at which people are served: behind the counter There was nobody behind the counter when I went into the bank, and I had to wait to be served. at the counter You will find sausages at the meat counter. See also. over the counter. over-the-counter.
A counter is a surface used for making transactions in a store or in a home kitchen for preparing food. In a store, you pay for items at the counter. When counter is a verb, it means "to speak up in opposition," like when you counter your opponent's argument in a debate.
If you do something to counter a particular action or process, you do something which has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective. The leadership discussed a plan of economic measures to counter the effects of such a blockade.
Counter Definition. kountər. countered, countering, counters. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Noun. Verb. Idiom. Filter. adjective. That acts in opposition, tends in an opposite direction, or is opposite or contrary; opposed or opposing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms:
Definition of counter noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc. 2. (in restaurants, luncheonettes, etc.) a long, narrow table with stools or chairs along one side for the patrons, behind which food is prepared and served. 3. a surface for the preparation of food in a kitchen, esp. on a low cabinet.
Counter definition: a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.. See examples of COUNTER used in a sentence.
something opposite or contrary to something else, such as a statement or action made to oppose another: He made a quick counter to the guard's remark about ignorant tourists. v. [ ~ + object] to oppose, esp. so as to weaken: I countered her arguments by pointing out the advantages of my plan. counter-, [ prefix.]
