contra
contra · contras · contraed · contraing
stornieren, zurückbuchen, ristornieren
To undo; to reverseTo undo; to reverse.
UK/ˈkɒntɹə/US/ˈkɑntɹə/
» Reagan asked for military aid for the Contras.
Source_VOA · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(no past, no present participle, participle, past)To undo; to reverse.
to contra a position (an entry)
zurückbuchen, ristornieren, stornieren
Examples
1 sentencesReagan asked for military aid for the Contras.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
(accounting) to undo an entry:
Origin
Ultimately from Latin contrā.Ultimately from Latin contrā.
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Forms
contras, contraing, contraed, contraedLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb