countervalue
countervalue · countervalues · countervalued · countervaluing
To target an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat,…To target an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
Meaning
2 sensesTo target an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
To make a counter estimate of something's value.
Origin
From counter- + value. The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., records the first use of thFrom counter- + value. The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., records the first use of the word in 1660 and the first use in the modern sense in 1965, where it is described as a "euphemism for attacking cities".
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Forms
countervalues, countervaluing, countervalued, countervalued| Base form | countervalue · to countervalue |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | countervalues |
| Present participle | countervaluing |
| Past simple | countervalued |
| Past participle | countervalued |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle