counter
B2Frequent NGSL-3UK /ˈkaʊntə(r)/US /ˈkaʊntər/
Meaning
noun
a long flat surface over which goods are sold or business is done in a shop, bank, etc.
“behind the counter, I asked the woman behind the counter if they had any postcards.”
verb
to reply to somebody by trying to prove that what they said is not true
“counter somebody/something, Such arguments are not easily countered.”
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