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countervail
[koun-ter-veyl]
verb (used with object)
to act or avail against with equal power, force, or effect; counteract.
Synonyms: , ,to furnish an equivalent of or a compensation for; offset.
Archaic.to equal.
verb (used without object)
to be of equal force in opposition; avail.
countervail
/ ˌkaʊntəˈveɪl, ˈkaʊntəˌveɪl /
verb
to act or act against with equal power or force
(tr) to make up for; compensate; offset
Other Word Forms
- uncountervailed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of countervail1
Word History and Origins
Origin of countervail1
Example Sentences
But COVID, for me, felt like when the last link was cut, this old idea of democracy, that it could be sort of a countervailing force against power, tech, finance.
The countervailing and anti-dumping duties, as these tariffs are known, vary between companies and the countries their products are made in.
Some companies are moving their production into countries that are not on the anti-dumping or countervailing tax lists of the U.S.
Constant sorrow coexists with countervailing strength and perseverance.
That they, too, can claim reality is whatever they want it to be, and relish how much it "triggers" the liberals to keep insisting on a lie in the face of countervailing evidence.
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