- coun·ter·vail·ing
- /ˌkaʊntɚˈveılıŋ/ adj, always used before a nounformal : having an equal but opposite effect
countervailing influences
The policy has many faults and many countervailing virtues.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
coun·ter·vail·ing
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ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
coun — ac·coun·tan·cy; back·coun·try; coun; coun·cil·lor; coun·cil·lor·ship; coun·cil·man; coun·cil·man·ic; coun·sel·able; coun·sel·ee; coun·sel·or; coun·te·nanc·er; coun·ter·act; coun·ter·ac·tant; coun·ter·act·ing·ly; coun·ter·action; coun·ter·agent;… … English syllables
vail — par·a·vail; pre·vail; pre·vail·ance; pre·vail·ing·ly; pre·vail·ing·ness; pre·vail·ment; coun·ter·vail; vail; … English syllables
countervailing — coun|ter|vail|ing [ˌkauntəˈveılıŋ US ər ] adj formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: contrevaloir, from contre ( COUNTER ) + valoir to be worth ] with an equally strong but opposite effect … Dictionary of contemporary English
countervailing — coun|ter|vail|ing [ ,kauntər veılıŋ ] adjective VERY FORMAL influencing something in an opposite but equally strong way: countervailing evidence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
