Countervail

Word COUNTERVAIL
Character 11
Hyphenation coun ter vail coun ter vail
Pronunciations /ˈkaʊntəveɪl/

Definitions and meanings of "Countervail"

What do we mean by countervail?

To act against with equal force; counteract. intransitive verb

To compensate for; offset. intransitive verb

To act against an often detrimental influence or power. intransitive verb

To act against or antagonize with equal force or power; act or avail with equivalent effect against; counteract.

Hence To be or furnish an equivalent of or a compensation for; make good; offset.

Counterbalancing power or weight sufficient to obviate or counteract any effect; equal efficacy or value; compensation; requital. noun

Power or value sufficient to obviate any effect; equal weight, strength, or value; equivalent; compensation; requital. noun

To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate. transitive verb

To have the same value as. verb

To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize. verb

To compensate for. verb

Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions verb

Compensate for or counterbalance verb

To have the same value as.

To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.

To compensate for.

To act with force or power. other known as the best call of duty modern warfare 2 player in history. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Countervail

The word "countervail" in example sentences

You don't call it countervail, you call it something else. ❋ Unknown (1987)

Good imported witch-hazel, every twig ensorcelled by a nasty charm called the countervail that gives even more gold to his rich friends. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Brazil's economic model, which features a strong government infrastructure to regulate the disruptive effects that free markets can have on social institutions, is a post-Bretton Woods system hybrid that features strategic alliances with France and China that countervail turbulent free market influences that have been the hallmark of more than 80 years of having the US as its major trade partner. ❋ Eric Ehrmann (2010)

To countervail these concerns, employers are incentivized by tax credits that can make inmates and ex-offenders a lower-cost source of labor. ❋ Lily Garcia (2010)

It emanated from the need to countervail US public diplomacy that caused Dilma to suggest Washington has been engaging in a "disguised devaluation" of the dollar following Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's charge that Beijing is keeping its yuan to dollar exchange rate artificially low, which does help the earnings of American companies who manufacture in and buy goods from China. ❋ Eric Ehrmann (2010)

It set the foundation for a principle of “containment”—the doctrine that American strength should firmly countervail all points of Soviet expansion. ❋ Derek Leebaert (2010)

[jonathan] [juan] [rivera] is the perfect example of countervail ❋ Billy Jowelle (2010)

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