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  • 21counterpart — coun|ter|part [ kauntər,part ] noun count ** someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another person or thing, but in a different country, time, situation, or organization: The ambassador is meeting his German counterpart. The new …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22counterpart — /kown teuhr pahrt /, n. 1. a person or thing closely resembling another, esp. in function: Our president is the counterpart of your prime minister. 2. a copy; duplicate. 3. Law. a duplicate or copy of an indenture. 4. one of two parts that fit,… …

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  • 23Counterpart items — In the balance of payments, counterpart items are analogous to unrequited transfers in the current account. They arise because the double entry system in balance of payments accounting and refer to adjustments in reserves owing to monetization or …

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  • 24counterpart items — In the balance of payments, counterpart items are analogous to unrequited transfers ( official unrequited transfers, private unrequited transfers) in the current account. They arise through the double entry system in balance of payments… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 25counterpart — coun|ter|part [ˈkauntəpa:t US tərpa:rt] n someone or something that has the same job or purpose as someone or something else in a different place sb s counterpart ▪ Belgian officials are discussing this with their French counterparts …

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  • 26Counterpart — Coun|ter|part [ kauntɐ...] der; s, s <aus engl. counterpart »Gegenstück, Pendant«>: 1. passendes Gegenstück, ↑Komplement 2. jmd., der einem Entwicklungsexperten in einem Land der Dritten Welt (projektbezogen) als Fach , Führungskraft… …

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  • 27counterpart — [[t]ka͟ʊntə(r)pɑː(r)t[/t]] ♦♦♦ counterparts N COUNT: with supp, usu poss N Someone s or something s counterpart is another person or thing that has a similar function or position in a different place. As soon as he heard what was afoot, the… …

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  • 28counterpart — noun the minister held talks with his French counterpart Syn: equivalent, opposite number, peer, equal, coequal, parallel, complement, analog, match, twin, mate, fellow, brother, sister; formal compeer …

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  • 29counterpart — In conveyancing, the corresponding part of an instrument; a duplicate or copy. Where an instrument of conveyance, as a lease, is executed in parts, that is, by having several copies or duplicates made and interchangeably executed, that which is… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 30counterpart — In conveyancing, the corresponding part of an instrument; a duplicate or copy. Where an instrument of conveyance, as a lease, is executed in parts, that is, by having several copies or duplicates made and interchangeably executed, that which is… …

    Black's law dictionary