"countervailance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: countervailances [plural]
Etymology: countervail + -ance Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|countervail|ance}} countervail + -ance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} countervailance (countable and uncountable, plural countervailances)
  1. (uncountable) The act or process of countervailing. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-countervailance-en-noun-u0S5FADY
  2. (countable) An instance of that act or process. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-countervailance-en-noun-owrkkCJt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ance Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ance: 33 67

Inflected forms

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