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Definition of counterfeiting - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
illegal activityact of making fake items to deceive
- Counterfeiting money is a serious crime.
Adjective
fraudfake or not real
- The counterfeiting money was easily spotted by the cashier.
Origin of counterfeiting
Old French, contrefaire (to imitate)
Terms with counterfeiting included in their meaning
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counterfeiting
create a counterfeit or imitation of something
acr: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
agreement to stop fake goods
counterfeiting
person who makes counterfeit coins
counterfeiting
able to be counterfeited or faked
counterfeiting
someone who circulates counterfeit money
security
prevention or combating of counterfeiting activities
prevention
designed to prevent counterfeiting activities
Examples of counterfeiting in a sentence
Counterfeiting of luxury goods is rampant in the market. The counterfeiting documents fooled many people. They were arrested for selling counterfeiting goods.
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- French:contrefaçon, contrefait, ...
- German:Fälschung, gefälscht, ...
- Italian:contraffazione, contraffatto, ...
- Spanish:falsificación, falsificado, ...
- Portuguese:falsificação, falso, ...
- Chinese:伪造, 伪造的, ...
- Japanese:偽造, 偽造の, ...
- Arabic:تَزْوِير, مُزَيَّف, ...
- Hebrew:זִיּוּף, מְזוּיָּף, ...
- Russian:подделка, поддельный, ...
- Ukrainian:підробка, підроблений, ...
- Hindi:जालसाजी, नकली, ...
Definition of counterfeit - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
deceptive appearancemade to look real to deceive people
- The counterfeit watch looked just like the original.
2.
fakenot genuine or authentic
- He was caught with counterfeit money.
Noun
1.
deceptionfake object made to deceive
- The painting was discovered to be a counterfeit.
2.
fraudulent imitationimitation of something valuable with intent to deceive
- The police seized thousands of counterfeit bills during the raid..
Verb
1.
imitate deceptivelymake an imitation of something with intent to deceive
- He was caught trying to counterfeit famous paintings..
2.
fraudmimic or feign something
- She counterfeited surprise at the news.
Expressions with counterfeit
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fake coins or notes made to look like official currency
The police seized a large amount of counterfeit money from the warehouse.
Origin of counterfeit
Latin, contra (against) + facere (to make)
Examples of counterfeit in a sentence
The counterfeit painting fooled many art experts. The market was flooded with counterfeit goods during the holiday season. She unknowingly bought a counterfeit watch from the street vendor. The jeweler identified the necklace as a counterfeit. He was arrested for using counterfeit money. They were arrested for producing counterfeit passports.
They tried to counterfeit the signature on the check. The gang was known to counterfeit luxury goods. The suspect counterfeited a calm voice during questioning. He counterfeited confidence before the interview.
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- French:contrefait, contrefaçon, ...
- German:gefälscht, Fälschung, ...
- Italian:contraffatto, contraffazione, ...
- Spanish:falso, falsificación, ...
- Portuguese:falsificado, falsificação, ...
- Chinese:假冒, 赝品, ...
- Japanese:偽造の, 偽物, ...
- Arabic:مُزَوَّر, مُزَيَّف, ...
- Hebrew:מְזוּיָף, זִיּוּף, ...
- Russian:поддельный, подделка, ...
- Ukrainian:підроблений, підробка, ...
- Hindi:नकली, जाली वस्तु, ...
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