ˈkauntəˌɪrɪtənt

  • 41count-down — / kaʊnt daʊn/, it. / kaunt daun/ locuz. ingl. [comp. di count conto e down giù , propr. conto verso il basso ], usata in ital. come s.m. [conteggio dello scorrere del tempo effettuato al contrario] ▶◀ conto alla rovescia …

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  • 42account — ac|count1 W1S2 [əˈkaunt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(description)¦ 2¦(at a bank)¦ 3 take account of something 4 on account of something 5 accounts 6 on account 7¦(with a shop/company)¦ 8¦(bill)¦ 9¦(arrangement to sell goods)¦ …

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  • 43accountancy — ac|coun|tan|cy [əˈkauntənsi] n [U] BrE the profession or work of keeping or checking financial accounts, calculating taxes etc …

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  • 44accountant — ac|coun|tant S3 [əˈkauntənt] n someone whose job is to keep and check financial accounts, calculate taxes etc …

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  • 45count — count1 W3S1 [kaunt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(find the total)¦ 2¦(say numbers)¦ 3¦(be allowed)¦ 4¦(include)¦ 5¦(consider something)¦ 6¦(important)¦ 7 I/you can count somebody/something on (the fingers of) one hand 8 don t count your chickens (before they re… …

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  • 46counter- — [kauntə US tər] prefix [: Old French; Origin: contre , from contre; COUNTER3] 1.) the opposite of something ▪ a counterproductive thing to do (=producing results opposite to what you wanted) 2.) done or given as a reaction to something,… …

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  • 47counter — coun|ter1 S3 [ˈkauntə US ər] n [Sense: 1 5; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: comptour, from Medieval Latin computatorium counting place , from Latin computare; COMPUTE] [Sense: 6 7; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: conteor, from… …

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  • 48counter — coun|ter1 S3 [ˈkauntə US ər] n [Sense: 1 5; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: comptour, from Medieval Latin computatorium counting place , from Latin computare; COMPUTE] [Sense: 6 7; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: conteor, from… …

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  • 49counter- — [kauntə US tər] prefix [: Old French; Origin: contre , from contre; COUNTER3] 1.) the opposite of something ▪ a counterproductive thing to do (=producing results opposite to what you wanted) 2.) done or given as a reaction to something,… …

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  • 50counteract — coun|ter|act [ˌkauntərˈækt] v [T] to reduce or prevent the bad effect of something, by doing something that has the opposite effect ▪ They gave him drugs to counteract his withdrawal symptoms. >counteraction [ ˈækʃən] n [U and C] …

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