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Countervail
Pronunciation : Coun`ter*vail" (koun`tr-vl")
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OF. contrevaloir; contre (L. contra) + valoir to avail, fr. L. valere to be strong, avail. See Vallant.]
Definition : Defn: To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate. Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong with it. L'Estrange.
t. [imp. & p. p. Countervailed (- vld); p. pr. & vb. n. Countervailing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Coun"ter*vail` (koun"tr-vl`)
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Power or value sufficient to obviate any effect; equal weight, strength, or value; equivalent; compensation; requital. [Obs.] Surely, the present pleasure of a sinful act is a poor countervail for the bitterness of the review. South.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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