| slovo | definícia |
countervailing
(encz) | countervailing, adj: |
Countervailing
(gcide) | Countervail \Coun`ter*vail"\ (koun`t?r-v?l"), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Countervailed (-v?ld); p. pr. & vb. n.
Countervailing.] [OF. contrevaloir; contre (L. contra) +
valoir to avail, fr. L. valere to be strong, avail. See
Vallant.]
To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart
or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or
for; to counterbalance; to compensate.
[1913 Webster]
Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will
hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong
with it. --L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
countervailing duty
(encz) | countervailing duty, n: |
Countervailing
(gcide) | Countervail \Coun`ter*vail"\ (koun`t?r-v?l"), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Countervailed (-v?ld); p. pr. & vb. n.
Countervailing.] [OF. contrevaloir; contre (L. contra) +
valoir to avail, fr. L. valere to be strong, avail. See
Vallant.]
To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart
or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or
for; to counterbalance; to compensate.
[1913 Webster]
Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will
hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong
with it. --L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster] |
countervailing duty
(wn) | countervailing duty
n 1: a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments |
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