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- DictionaryCoun·ter·feit/ˈkoun(t)ərˌfit/
adjective
- 1. made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud: "two men were remanded on bail on a charge of passing counterfeit $10 bills"
noun
- 1. a fraudulent imitation of something else; a forgery: "he knew the tapes to be counterfeits"
verb
- 1. imitate fraudulently: "my signature is extremely hard to counterfeit"
The meaning of COUNTERFEIT is made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive : forged. How to use counterfeit in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Counterfeit.
something that is made to look like the original of something else, usually for dishonest or illegal purposes: This watch may be a counterfeit, but it looks just like the original. Inspect the tickets carefully for possible counterfeits. Synonyms. fake (PERSON OR OBJECT) forgery.
Counterfeit definition: made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged. See examples of COUNTERFEIT used in a sentence.
something that is made to look like the original of something else, usually for dishonest or illegal purposes: This watch may be a counterfeit, but it looks just like the original. Inspect the tickets carefully for possible counterfeits. Synonyms. fake (PERSON OR OBJECT) forgery.
A counterfeit is a fake or a forgery. If you painted an uncanny copy of the "Mona Lisa" and tried to pass it off as the original, you'd have a counterfeit on your hands.
To counterfeit means to imitate something authentic, with the intent to steal, destroy, or replace the original, for use in illegal transactions, or otherwise to deceive individuals into believing that the fake is of equal or greater value than the real product.
If someone counterfeits something, they make a version of it that is not genuine but has been made to look genuine in order to deceive people. ...the coins Davies is alleged to have counterfeited. [VERB noun] Synonyms: fake, copy, forge, imitate More Synonyms of counterfeit. counterfeiting uncountable noun.
1. made in imitation of something genuine with the intent to deceive or defraud; forged. 2. simulated; sham: counterfeit affection. n. 3. an imitation designed to deceive or defraud. 4. archaic an impostor; cheat. vb. 5. ( tr) to make a fraudulent imitation of. 6. ( intr) to make counterfeits.
Definition of counterfeit adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Counterfeit, imitation, falsified, simulated, spurious; not genuine; bogus, phoney. Of a person: claiming to be, or masquerading or posing as…
