countermand
An order to the contrary of a previous oneAn order to the contrary of a previous one.
» The incumbent broker has 10 days to obtain a countermand letter in order to maintain the account.
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1 sensesAn order to the contrary of a previous one.
отме́на прика́за/распоряже́нияotména prikáza/rasporjažénija, контрприка́зkontrprikáz
a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
Examples
1 sentencesThe incumbent broker has 10 days to obtain a countermand letter in order to maintain the account.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Old French contremander, from Medieval Latin contramandō, from contra + mandō (“to orFrom Old French contremander, from Medieval Latin contramandō, from contra + mandō (“to order; to command”).
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Forms
plural: countermands| Singular | countermand |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.