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ESLPod_0418_WE_0511 Getting Bad Service In this podcast, the word "counter" means a long, flat surface like a table where the customer stands on one side and the employee stands on the other side and where things are bought and sold: "There was a long line of people waiting in front of the counter at the bank." A "counter" is also a long, flat surface in a kitchen or bathroom: "Please clean the kitchen counter after you finish washing the dishes." A "bean counter" is an informal and impolite name for an accountant, or a person who records how much money is received and spent by a company: "He's a bean counter, so he spends all day working with numbers." Finally, on a website a "counter" is something that counts how many people come to a website: "According to the counter, more than one million people have visited this website."

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ESLPod 418 counter Shopping

Id	ESLPod_0418_WE_0511
Episode Id	ESLPod 418
Episode Title	Getting Bad Service
Phrase	counter
Text	In this podcast, the word "counter" means a long, flat surface like a table where the customer stands on one side and the employee stands on the other side and where things are bought and sold: "There was a long line of people waiting in front of the counter at the bank." A "counter" is also a long, flat surface in a kitchen or bathroom: "Please clean the kitchen counter after you finish washing the dishes." A "bean counter" is an informal and impolite name for an accountant, or a person who records how much money is received and spent by a company: "He's a bean counter, so he spends all day working with numbers." Finally, on a website a "counter" is something that counts how many people come to a website: "According to the counter, more than one million people have visited this website."
Topics	Shopping

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