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Meanings of counter word in English

Word (or morpheme) that is used in combination with a numeral to indicate the count of nouns.

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Examples for "counter"
Examples for "counter"
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Their colleagues in Congress hope to counter the new rules with legislation.
Reuters
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An over-the-counter equity market, the New Third Board, saw a similar fate.
Reuters
3
His book is a case study of a counter-insurgency war gone wrong.
The Irish Times
4
Israel takes in droves of Palestinian refugees fleeing the counter-humanist Palestinian laws.
The South African
5
PwC partner David Stebbings advised companies to monitor bank counter-party risk daily.
Reuters
1
It may mean counting words, but it may mean something else entirely.
The Land of Painted Caves
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She didn't think there were even enough counting words for them all.
The Shelters of Stone
3
How could someone raised by flatheads have any understanding of counting words?
The Valley of Horses
4
She remembered the years better her way, but she liked the counting words.
The Valley of Horses
5
It made the counting words so much more powerful when used like that.
The Land of Painted Caves
1
I am... She stopped to think of the right counting word.
The Mammoth Hunters
2
Mamut said five was Her counting word of hidden authority.
The Land of Painted Caves
3
We say five is Her sacred counting word.
The Land of Painted Caves
4
Five is also the Mother's sacred counting word.
The Land of Painted Caves
5
The number of fingers on one hand, five, is an important counting word in its own right.
The Land of Painted Caves
1
The measured words of Accountant Somers were still ringing in his ears:
The Midnight Passenger : A Novel
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This is a classic Two-Step move: maintain independence, but use mild, measured words.
Reuters
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Water, Ivor was thinking, as the measured words flowed over him.
The darkest road
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There was something final and convincing in his companion's measured words.
The Great Prince Shan
5
We have reached a stage where measured words stand out.
The Irish Times
Usage of counter word in English
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Then keep your vocabulary clean of bargain- counter words.
Lady Baltimore