Countervail — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

compensate for or counterbalance

oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚvˌeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈaʊntəvˌeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈaʊntəvˌeɪl/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚvˌeɪl/.

Examples

offset deposits and withdrawals
This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

neutralize counterbalance offset counteract

Parts of Speech

verb	compensate for or counterbalance “offset deposits and withdrawals”
verb	oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions “This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues”

Word Forms

offset	noun	a compensating equivalent
counteractive	adjective	opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
counteraction	noun	action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
neutralization	noun	action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
counterbalance	noun	a compensating equivalent

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gegengewicht

kompensieren oder ausgleichen

🇫🇷French

droit compensateur

compenser ou contrebalancer

🇪🇸Spanish

compensar

compensar o contrarrestar

🇮🇹Italian

contropartita

compensare o controbilanciare

🇳🇱Dutch

tegenwicht

compenseren of compenseren

🇵🇹Portuguese

compensar

compensar ou contrabalançar

🇷🇺Russian

противодействовать

компенсировать или уравновешивать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिसंतुलन

क्षतिपूर्ति करना या संतुलित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

পাল্টাপাল্টি

ক্ষতিপূরণ বা ভারসাম্যহীনতা

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்முனை

ஈடு அல்லது சமநிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎదురుదాడి

నష్టపరిహారం లేదా కౌంటర్ బ్యాలెన్స్

🇮🇳Marathi

काउंटरवेल

भरपाई किंवा प्रतिसंतुलन

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાઉન્ટરવેલ

માટે વળતર અથવા પ્રતિસંતુલન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೌಂಟರ್ವೈಲ್

ಸರಿದೂಗಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಸಮತೋಲನಕ್ಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എതിർവാൾ

നഷ്ടപരിഹാരം നൽകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബാലൻസ് ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧੀ

ਲਈ ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਸੰਤੁਲਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

جوابی کارروائی

معاوضہ یا توازن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抵销

补偿或抵消

🇯🇵Japanese

相殺する

補償するか相殺する

🇰🇷Korean

상쇄하다

보상하거나 균형을 맞추다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đối kháng

bù đắp hoặc đối trọng

🇹🇭Thai

เคาน์เตอร์เวล

ชดเชยหรือถ่วงดุล

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyeimbangkan

mengkompensasi atau mengimbangi

🇵🇭Filipino

kapalit

magbayad para sa o counterbalance

🇲🇾Malay

timbal balas

mengimbangi atau mengimbangi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعويض

تعويض أو موازنة

🇮🇷Persian

مقابله با

جبران یا متعادل کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

telafi edici

telafi etmek veya dengelemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

קונטרה

לפצות על או לאזן

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