"counterpayment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: counterpayments [plural]
Etymology: counter- + payment Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|payment}} counter- + payment Head templates: {{en-noun}} counterpayment (plural counterpayments)
  1. A payment made to recompense, in part or in full, someone who has made a payment. Synonyms: counter-payment, counter payment
    Sense id: en-counterpayment-en-noun-Vuvyb2pA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter-

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          "ref": "1989, Ramon De Murias, The Economic Regulation of International Air Transport, page 236",
          "text": "In 1979, the concept of the counterpayment of benefits was modified to apply only to the airlines of countries which the Ecuadorian Airline did not serve.",
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          "ref": "1995, Foundation for Advanced Information and Research (Japan), Financial advanced market studies - Volume 1, page 56",
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