countermeasure
pronunciation
How to pronounce countermeasure in British English:
UK [ˈkaʊntəmeʒə(r)]
How to pronounce countermeasure in American English:
US [ˈkaʊntərmeʒə(r)]
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- Noun:
- an action taken to offset another action
Word Origin
- countermeasure (n.)
- 1923, from counter- + measure (n.).
Example
- 1. Another countermeasure has been selling to cash-strapped customers on credit .
- 2. An obvious countermeasure is to keep critical defence equipment off the net . But that is only a partial solution .
- 3. Speaking of the influence on china , whether china will face more hot money inflow , and what countermeasure china should adopt .
- 4. One countermeasure that therefore has to be in place , he was quoted as saying , must be " to make sure that the banks have sufficient capital " .