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'function-label' role='heading' aria-level='3'>Verb and Noun
Middle English, from Old English *cohhian; akin to Middle High German kūchen to breathe heavily
count​er
noun (1)
count·​er
ˈkau̇n-tər

Definition (Entry 1 of 6)

  • a piece (as of metal or plastic) used in reckoning or in games
  • something of value in bargaining asset
  • 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
  • over ​the ​counter
    • in or through a broker's office rather than through a stock exchange //stock bought over the counter
    • without a prescription //drugs available over the counter
  • under ​the ​counter
    by surreptitious means in an illicit and private manner //workers being paid under the counter
noun (2)
count·​er
ˈkau̇n-tər
plural count​ers

Definition (Entry 2 of 6)

  • a person or thing that counts something //… I would just tell them I am a very fast counter. — Judy Blume
    especially a device or process for indicating a number or amount //a counter that records how many times a website is visited //As they entered the main door on Fifth Avenue, the guard clicked off two numbers on his people counter. — E. L. Konigsburg
verb
coun·​ter
ˈkau̇n-tər
coun​tered; coun​ter​ing ˈkau̇n-t(ə-)riŋ

Definition (Entry 3 of 6)

  • transitive ​verb
  • to act in opposition to oppose
    offset, nullify //tried to counter the trend
    'function-label' role='heading' aria-level='3'>Verb and Noun
    Middle English, from Old English *cohhian; akin to Middle High German kūchen to breathe heavily
count​er
noun (1)
count·​er
ˈkau̇n-tər

Definition (Entry 1 of 6)

  • a piece (as of metal or plastic) used in reckoning or in games
  • something of value in bargaining asset
  • 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
  • over ​the ​counter
    • in or through a broker's office rather than through a stock exchange //stock bought over the counter
    • without a prescription //drugs available over the counter
  • under ​the ​counter
    by surreptitious means in an illicit and private manner //workers being paid under the counter
noun (2)
count·​er
ˈkau̇n-tər
plural count​ers

Definition (Entry 2 of 6)

  • a person or thing that counts something //… I would just tell them I am a very fast counter. — Judy Blume
    especially a device or process for indicating a number or amount //a counter that records how many times a website is visited //As they entered the main door on Fifth Avenue, the guard clicked off two numbers on his people counter. — E. L. Konigsburg
verb
coun·​ter
ˈkau̇n-tər
coun​tered; coun​ter​ing ˈkau̇n-t(ə-)riŋ

Definition (Entry 3 of 6)

  • transitive ​verb
  • to act in opposition to oppose
    offset, nullify //tried to counter the trend
    'function-label' role='heading' aria-level='3'>Verb and Noun
    Middle English, from Old English *cohhian; akin to Middle High German kūchen to breathe heavily
count​er
noun (1)
count·​er
ˈkau̇n-tər

Definition (Entry 1 of 6)

  • a piece (as of metal or plastic) used in reckoning or in games
  • something of value in bargaining asset
  • 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
  • over ​the ​counter
    • in or through a broker's office rather than through a stock exchange //stock bought over the counter
    • without a prescription //drugs available over the counter
  • under ​the ​counter
    by surreptitious means in an illicit and private manner //workers being paid under the counter
noun (2)
count·​er
ˈkau̇n-tər
plural count​ers

Definition (Entry 2 of 6)

  • a person or thing that counts something //… I would just tell them I am a very fast counter. — Judy Blume
    especially a device or process for indicating a number or amount //a counter that records how many times a website is visited //As they entered the main door on Fifth Avenue, the guard clicked off two numbers on his people counter. — E. L. Konigsburg
verb
coun·​ter
ˈkau̇n-tər
coun​tered; coun​ter​ing ˈkau̇n-t(ə-)riŋ

Definition (Entry 3 of 6)

  • transitive ​verb
  • to act in opposition to oppose
    offset, nullify //tried to counter the trend
    'function-label' role='heading' aria-level='3'>Verb and Noun
    Middle English, from Old English *cohhian; akin to Middle High German kūchen to breathe heavily
count​er
noun (1)
count·​er
ˈkau̇n-tər

Definition (Entry 1 of 6)

  • a piece (as of metal or plastic) used in reckoning or in games
  • something of value in bargaining asset
  • 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
  • over ​the ​counter
    • in or through a broker's office rather than through a stock exchange //stock bought over the counter
    • without a prescription //drugs available over the counter
  • under ​the ​counter
    by surreptitious means in an illicit and private manner //workers being paid under the counter
noun (2)
count·​er
ˈkau̇n-tər
plural count​ers

Definition (Entry 2 of 6)

  • a person or thing that counts something //… I would just tell them I am a very fast counter. — Judy Blume
    especially a device or process for indicating a number or amount //a counter that records how many times a website is visited //As they entered the main door on Fifth Avenue, the guard clicked off two numbers on his people counter. — E. L. Konigsburg
verb
coun·​ter
ˈkau̇n-tər
coun​tered; coun​ter​ing ˈkau̇n-t(ə-)riŋ

Definition (Entry 3 of 6)