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countervailing

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coun·ter·vail  (kountr-vl, kountr-vl)
v. coun·ter·vailed, coun·ter·vail·ing, coun·ter·vails
v.tr.
1. To act against with equal force; counteract.
2. To compensate for; offset.
v.intr.
To act against an often detrimental influence or power.
[Middle English countrevaillen, from Old French contrevaloir, contrevail- : contre-, counter- + valoir, to be worth (from Latin valre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots).]
Translations
countervailing [ˈkaʊntəˌveɪlɪŋ]
A. ADJ → compensatorio
B. CPD countervailing duties NPL → aranceles mpl compensatorios


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I sat staring before me, trying in vain to devise some countervailing thought.
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