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KOWNT-uh-fit/ˈkaʊntəfɪt/

Counterfeit means made to look real in order to deceive; as a noun, that fake; as a verb, to make one: a counterfeit note; counterfeit goods. Fake is everyday; forge is a close verb. A counterfeit note still needs the serial in the police source. Mix-up: counteract (previous); counteract as “fight fake”. Do not write counterfeit for a licensed replica the source calls official.

Meaning

Made to look real in order to deceive; as a noun, a fake of that kind; as a verb, to make one.

Examples

• “A counterfeit note still needs the serial in the police source.”
• “Counterfeit goods featured in the customs case, which is the fake-to-deceive sense.”

Good to know

a counterfeit + noun; counterfeit goods; to counterfeit. Everyday: fake. Verb twin: forge. Trap: counteract. News, citizenship, and business. Fake and intended to deceive, not an honest copy.

Near in meaning

fake

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