Countervail

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkaÊŠntÉ™veɪl/

Origin

From Anglo-Norman countrevaloir ( = Old French contrevaloir), from Latin contrā valēre ("to be worth against").

Full definition of countervail

Verb

1. (obsolete) To have the same value as.
2. To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
3. To compensate for.
• 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.38:I am one of those who thinke their fruit can no way countervaile this losse.
• L'EstrangeUpon balancing the account, the profit at last will hardly countervail the inconveniences that go along with it.