COUNTERPART


Meaning of COUNTERPART in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌpärt ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1. : one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate

2.

a. : a thing that fits another perfectly

b. : something that completes : complement

3.

a. : one remarkably similar to another

b. : one having the same function or characteristics as another

college presidents and their counterpart s in business

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.