"Counter-offer" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
A counter-offer is a response to an initial offer, where one party suggests a different proposal, often negotiates a compromise or a modification to the original offer, with the goal of reaching a mutually acceptable agreement.
Counter-espionage refers to the practice of preventing, detecting, and disrupting the activities of espionage, which is the act of spying or gathering secret information about a country, organization, or individual without consent. Counter-espionage typically involves secretly monitoring the activities of suspected spies, identifying and apprehending them, and taking measures to prevent their actions from harming national security or other interests.
Counter-productive refers to an action or behavior that has the opposite effect or result of what is intended. It means that instead of achieving the desired outcome, it actually hinders or undermines it, often inadvertently. For example, a company's attempt to save money by reducing maintenance on equipment might be counter-productive if it leads to more frequent breakdowns and increased costs in the long run.
A counter is a device or object that is used to measure or count the quantity of something, such as a counter on a machine that keeps track of the number of items being produced. It can also refer to a device that prevents something from moving or going in a particular direction.
Counteracted is a verb that means to take away or reduce the effects of something, often in a neutral or opposite way. For example, "The doctor's medicine counteracted the poison and saved her life." or "The government's economic policies tried to counteract the effects of the global recession."