counter noun
1 long flat surface
ADJ. bar, delicatessen/deli, display, post office, reception, shop | kitchen | glass, mahogany, wooden, zinc
VERB + COUNTER serve at/behind, work at/behind Mary served behind the counter at Bacon's for a few hours a week. | wipe (down) The barman wiped down the counter in silence.
COUNTER + NOUN staff post office counter staff
PREP. across a/the~ He pushed the money across the counter to her. | at/behind a/the ~ The assistant behind the counter gave a curt nod. | on a/the ~ all the goods on the counter
2 action used to prevent sth
ADJ. effective
PREP. ~ to The government's programme should be an effective counter to unemployment.
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