a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.

(in restaurants, luncheonettes, etc.) a long, narrow table with stools or chairs along one side for the patrons, behind which refreshments or meals are prepared and served.

a surface for the preparation of food in a kitchen, esp. on a low cabinet.

anything used in keeping account, as a disk of metal or wood, used in some games, as checkers, for marking a player's position or for keeping score.

an imitation coin or token.

a coin; money. ?

over the counter

(of the sale of stock) through a broker's office rather than through the stock exchange.

(of the sale of merchandise) through a retail store rather than through a wholesaler.

under the counter, in a clandestine manner

esp. illegally

books sold under the counter.

adjective

agreeing , concurring , corresponding , corroborating , equal , same , similar

adverb

equally , same , similarly

adjective

adverse , against , antagonistic , anti , antipodal , antipodean , antithetical , conflicting , contradictory , contrary , contrasting , converse , diametric , hindering , impeding , obstructive , obverse , opposed , polar , reverse , antonymic , antonymous , diametrical , opposing

adverb

against , at variance with , contrarily , contrariwise , conversely , in defiance of , opposite , versus

verb

backtalk , beat , bilk , buck , circumvent , contravene , counteract , counterwork , cross , dash , disappoint , fly in the face of , foil , frustrate , have bone to pick , hinder , hit back , match , meet , offset , oppose , parry , pit , play off , resist , respond , retaliate , return , ruin , take on , thumbs down , vie , ward off , reciprocate , retort , strike back , adverse , against , antipodal , asset , contend , contradict , contrary , current , marker , nullify , opposite , rebut , reverse , stand , table , token

noun

antipode , antipodes , antithesis , antonym , contrary , converse , reverse