COUNTERFEIT


Meaning of COUNTERFEIT in English

I. adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

counterfeit goods (= goods that are made to look like the real thing, but are not the real thing )

Counterfeit goods will be seized and traders will face prosecution.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

currency

Linked to the Mafia he was also behind counterfeit currency scams and drug trafficking.

goods

Voice over Anyone considering selling counterfeit goods at car boot sales could face two years in prison or unlimited fines.

Trading standards officers have seized counterfeit goods with a face value of thousands of pounds.

money

There were two arrests for giving out counterfeit money-brilliant leaflets on the back of fake £20 notes!

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a counterfeit $20 bill

Police have warned stores to look out for counterfeit $50 bills.

They were arrested for making counterfeit computer chips.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Blocks away is a dangerous park, a black market for drugs, weapons and counterfeit immigration papers.

Cards are either stolen or used by fraudsters who have made counterfeit copies.

Illegal counterfeit manufacturers have taken advantage of a burgeoning circular trade between E C countries in pharmaceuticals.

Is there a counterfeit cowl on the thrust reversers?

It was glossolalia as performance, and-at least to me-it sounded counterfeit .

The choice that is left is to go through the motions either with counterfeit conviction, or with subversion and disdain.

The remarks followed a court case in which a couple admitted selling counterfeit software at car boot sales.

II. verb

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

$100 dollar bills are the most likely to be counterfeited.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Newer bills are preferred because they are more difficult to counterfeit .

The magicians may counterfeit , but they can not countermand. 1.

The worrying thing is my signature, which is extremely hard to counterfeit .

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