COUNTERVAIL


Meaning of COUNTERVAIL in English

v.

1. tr. counterbalance.

2 tr. & intr. (often foll. by against) oppose forcefully and usu. successfully.

Phrases and idioms:

countervailing duty a tax put on imports to offset a subsidy in the exporting country or a tax on similar goods not from abroad.

Etymology: ME f. AF contrevaloir f. L contra valere be of worth against

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.