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countercheck definition

counter·check (ko̵unt′ər c̸hek′; for v., also ko̵unt′ər c̸hek′)

noun

  1. anything that checks, restrains, etc.
  2. a check upon a check; double check

transitive verb

  1. to check or restrain by a counteraction
  2. to check again; confirm by a second check

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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