counterfeit

CEFRB2

/ˈkaʊn.tɚˌfɪt/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Made to look real in order to deceive people.

  2. 02

    noun

    A false copy made to look like the real thing.

Examples

  • The counterfeit bills flooded the market over the weekend.

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

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkawntəˌfɪt/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical.

  2. False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A non-genuine article; a fake.

More examples

In context

  • This counterfeit watch looks like the real thing, but it broke a week after I bought it.

  • to counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc.

  • counterfeit sympathy

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Origin

adjective

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.