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counterfeit adjective /ˈkaʊntəfɪt/ /ˈkaʊntərfɪt/ (formal) jump to other results - (of money and goods for sale) made to look exactly like something in order to trick people into thinking that they are getting the real thing synonym fake
- counterfeit watches
- Are you aware these notes are counterfeit?
opposite genuineOxford Collocations DictionaryCounterfeit is used with these nouns: See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French countrefeter, from Old French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire, from Latin contra- ‘in opposition’ + facere ‘make’.
counterfeit noun /ˈkaʊntəfɪt/ /ˈkaʊntərfɪt/ (formal) jump to other results - an object that is not what somebody claims it is, but has been made to look as if it is, in order to trick people into thinking that they are getting the real thing synonym fake (1)
- Despite the introduction of a security shield on the new £10 stamp, counterfeits are costing the postal service millions of pounds a year.
compare forgery
counterfeit verb /ˈkaʊntəfɪt/ /ˈkaʊntərfɪt/ (formal) jump to other results - counterfeit something to make an exact copy of something in order to trick people into thinking that it is the real thing compare forge
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French countrefeter, from Old French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire, from Latin contra- ‘in opposition’ + facere ‘make’.
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