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counter BrE / ˈkaʊntə(r) /  NAmE / ˈkaʊntər / Native audio playback is not supported. counter(noun)BrE / ˈkaʊntə(r) /  NAmE / ˈkaʊntər / a long flat surface over which goods are sold or business is done in a shop/store, bank, etc.I asked the woman behind the counter if they had any postcards.a flat surface in a kitchen for preparing food ona small disc used for playing or scoring in some board gamessee also bargaining counterhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bargaining-chipan electronic device for counting somethingsee also Geiger counterhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/geiger-counterThe needle on the rev counter soared.You need to reset the counter.a response to somebody/something that opposes their ideas, position, etc.The employers' association was seen as a counter to union power.goods, especially medicines, for sale over the counter can be bought without a prescription (= written permission from a doctor to buy a medicine) or special licencesee also over-the-counterhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/over-the-counterThese tablets are available over the counter.goods that are bought or sold under the counter are sold secretly and sometimes illegallySee related entries: Committing crimehttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/committing_crime/counter_3Pornography may be legally banned but it is still available under the counter.Extra ExamplesHe pushed the money across the counter to her.He works at the meat counter.Mary served behind the counter at Bacon’s for a few hours a week.She handed me my coffee over the counter.She put her bags down on the kitchen counter.The assistant behind the counter gave a curt nod.The barman wiped down the counter in silence.The government’s programme should be an effective counter to unemployment.The kitchen had black marble counter tops.There was a line of people waiting at the checkout counter.They sat on high stools at the bar counter.This kind of medication cannot be bought over the counter.all the goods on the counteran airline check-in counteran effective counter to the blandness of modern culturepost office counter staffWord Originnoun senses 1 to 4 Middle English (in sense (3)): from Old French conteor, from medieval Latin computatorium, from Latin computare ‘calculate’, from com- ‘together’ + putare ‘to settle (an account)’. noun sense 5 late Middle English: from Old French contre, from Latin contra ‘against’, or directly from counter-.

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(noun) i asked the woman behind the counter if they had any postcards.the needle on the rev counter soared.you need to reset the counter.the employers' association was seen as a counter to union power.  This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	counter
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / ˈkaʊntə(r) / NAmE / ˈkaʊntər /
Example	i asked the woman behind the counter if they had any postcards. the needle on the rev counter soared. you need to reset the counter. the employers' association was seen as a counter to union power.
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Content	counter (noun)BrE / ˈkaʊntə(r) / NAmE / ˈkaʊntər / a long flat surface over which goods are sold or business is done in a shop/store, bank, etc. I asked the woman behind the counter if they had any postcards. a flat surface in a kitchen for preparing food on a small disc used for playing or scoring in some board games see also bargaining counter https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bargaining-chip an electronic device for counting something see also Geiger counter https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/geiger-counter The needle on the rev counter soared. You need to reset the counter. a response to somebody/something that opposes their ideas, position, etc. The employers' association was seen as a counter to union power. goods, especially medicines, for sale over the counter can be bought without a prescription (= written permission from a doctor to buy a medicine) or special licence see also over-the-counter https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/over-the-counter These tablets are available over the counter. goods that are bought or sold under the counter are sold secretly and sometimes illegally See related entries: Committing crime https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/committing_crime/counter_3 Pornography may be legally banned but it is still available under the counter. Extra Examples He pushed the money across the counter to her. He works at the meat counter. Mary served behind the counter at Bacon’s for a few hours a week. She handed me my coffee over the counter. She put her bags down on the kitchen counter. The assistant behind the counter gave a curt nod. The barman wiped down the counter in silence. The government’s programme should be an effective counter to unemployment. The kitchen had black marble counter tops. There was a line of people waiting at the checkout counter. They sat on high stools at the bar counter. This kind of medication cannot be bought over the counter. all the goods on the counter an airline check-in counter an effective counter to the blandness of modern culture post office counter staff Word Origin noun senses 1 to 4 Middle English (in sense (3)): from Old French conteor, from medieval Latin computatorium, from Latin computare ‘calculate’, from com- ‘together’ + putare ‘to settle (an account)’. noun sense 5 late Middle English: from Old French contre, from Latin contra ‘against’, or directly from counter-.
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