Meaning

4 senses

  1. A non-genuine article; a fake.

    Fälschung

    подде́лкаpoddélka, фальши́вкаfalʹšívka

    підро́бкаpidróbka, фальши́вкаfalʹšývka

  2. One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.

  3. (obsolete)That which resembles another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.

  4. (obsolete)An impostor; a cheat.

More definitions
  • a copy that is represented as the original

Examples

15 sentences

  1. These are counterfeit.

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. The counterfeit bills flooded the market over the weekend.

    deDie Blüten überschwemmten den Markt am Wochenende. — samueldora

    papabear · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Lots of things other than money can be counterfeit.

    mccarras · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. Those people are true experts in the counterfeit of illegal things.

    Tatoeba contributors · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. Look out for those who want to sell you counterfeit items.

    victorromero85 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

8 languages
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Русский
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Origin

From Middle English counterfeit, countrefet, from Anglo-Norman countrefait, from Old Frenc

From Middle English counterfeit, countrefet, from Anglo-Norman countrefait, from Old French contrefait, from Latin contra- (“against”) + Latin facere (“to make”). Piecewise doublet of contrafactum.

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Forms

plural: counterfeits
Singularcounterfeit
Pluralcounterfeits

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a copy that is represented as the original:forgery

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
counterbalancecounterclockwisecounterfeitercounterfeitingcounterintuitivecountermeasure
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