Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

countersuit

/kˈaʊntɚsˌut/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-suit
IPA: /kˈaʊntɚsˌut/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lawsuit filed against a party that has filed a suit against one.

Example Sentences

"Stanford, which filed a countersuit against the two men seeking repayment of certain loans, denied the men’s accusations."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English suit English countersuit From counter- + suit.

Inflected Forms

countersuits (plural)

Synonyms

counterclaim

Questions

How do you pronounce countersuit?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈaʊntɚsˌut/.
What does countersuit mean?: A lawsuit filed against a party that has filed a suit against one.
Where does countersuit come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English suit English countersuit From counter- + suit.

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