Counterfeit (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged: counterfeit dollar bills.
  2. pretended; unreal: counterfeit grief.
noun
  1. an imitation intended to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; forgery.
  2. a copy.
  3. a close likeness; portrait.
  4. impostor; pretender.
verb (used with object)
  1. to make a counterfeit of; imitate fraudulently; forge.
  2. to resemble.
  3. to simulate.
verb (used without object)
  1. to make counterfeits, as of money.
  2. to feign; dissemble.
adjective
  1. made in imitation of something genuine with the intent to deceive or defraud; forged
  2. simulated; sham
noun
  1. an imitation designed to deceive or defraud
  2. an impostor; cheat
verb
  1. to make a fraudulent imitation of
  2. to make counterfeits
  3. to feign; simulate
  4. to imitate; copy
Counterfeit (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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