counterweigh

coun·ter·weigh

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [koun-ter-wey]
- /ˌkaʊn tərˈweɪ/
- /ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈweɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koun-ter-wey]
- /ˌkaʊn tərˈweɪ/

Definitions of counterweigh word

abbreviation COUNTERWEIGH counterbalance 3
noun counterweigh (intransitive) To act as counterbalance ('against' something). 1
verb counterweigh (Intransitive Verb) To act as counterbalance (against something). 0
verb counterweigh (Transitive Verb) To counterbalance; to balance out. 0

See all 4 definitions of counterweigh

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Origin of counterweigh

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English countreweyen; see counter-, weigh1

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Parts of speech for Counterweigh

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Counterweigh

counterweigh popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

counterweigh usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for counterweigh

verb counterweigh

offset — something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.
counterbalance — To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.
counteract — To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
compensate — To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things.
balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.

All 6 Synonyms of counterweigh

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