Counterfeit - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkaʊntərfɪt|  American pronunciation of the word counterfeit
Brit.  |ˈkaʊntəfɪt|  British pronunciation of the word counterfeit

noun

- a copy that is represented as the original (syn: forgery)

verb

- make a copy of with the intent to deceive (syn: fake, forge)
they counterfeited dollar bills

adjective

- not genuine; imitating something superior (syn: imitative)
counterfeit emotion
counterfeit money
counterfeit works of art
a counterfeit prince

Extra examples

The concert ticket is counterfeit.

...counterfeit currency that had been passed all over town...

They were counterfeiting money in his garage.

...an expert at counterfeiting money...

...the will as well as the other documents turned out to be counterfeits...

They admitted counterfeiting documents.

This coin is a counterfeit.

...gypped them into spending a fortune on counterfeit jewels, not real diamonds...

...the counterfeit bills are poorly done and would look screwy to even the untrained eye...

On closer inspection the money turned out to be counterfeit.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: counterfeit
he/she/it: counterfeits
present participle: counterfeiting
past tense: counterfeited
past participle: counterfeited
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