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countervailing

/ˌkaʊntəˈveɪlɪŋ/

countervailing adjective: compensating with equal force. Also the present participle and gerund of countervail.

Adjective

countervailing (comparative more countervailing, superlative most countervailing)

  1. (formal) Compensating with equal force.
    • countervailing duty
    • For every attribute that encourages diversity and decentralization on the Web, there is a countervailing push toward homogeneity and concentration.2014, Astra Taylor, chapter 4, in The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age, Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN

Also used as

countervailing is also the present participle and gerund of countervail.

Synonyms of countervailing

Forms of countervailing

comparativemore countervailing
superlativemost countervailing

Phrases with countervailing

Questions about countervailing

What does countervailing mean?
Countervailing means compensating with equal force.
What part of speech is countervailing?
Countervailing is an adjective.
How do you pronounce countervailing?
Countervailing is pronounced /ˌkaʊntəˈveɪlɪŋ/.

Words near countervailing in the dictionary

  1. countervailability
  2. countervailable
  3. countervailance
  4. countervailances
  5. countervailed
  6. countervailing
  7. countervailing duties
  8. countervailing duty
  9. countervailingly
  10. countervails
  11. countervair

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