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单词 countervailing
释义 I. counterˈvailing, vbl. n.
[f. as prec. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb countervail, q.v.
1612Brerewood Lang. & Relig. xiv. 148 What is wanting in the south parts of the two foresaid continents, towards the countervailing of the north parts.
II. counterˈvailing, ppl. a.
[-ing2.]
That countervails; counterbalancing, compensating.
1793T. Jefferson Writ. (1859) IV. 15 It would not have been wonderful if we had taken countervailing measures.1832Lewis Use & Ab. Pol. Terms xx. 173 Balanced by countervailing advantages.1884Sat. Rev. 14 June 781/1 If we impose a countervailing duty upon bounty-fed sugar.
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