Meaning Of The Word Counterfeit

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counterfeit
Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.

counterfeit in American English
made in imitation of something genuine so as to deceive or defraud; forged
adjective: made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged
intransitive verb: to make counterfeits, as of money
noun: an imitation intended to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; forgery
transitive verb: to make a counterfeit of; imitate fraudulently; forge

counterfeit in British English
adjective: made in imitation of something genuine with the intent to deceive or defraud; forged
noun: an imitation designed to deceive or defraud
verb: to make a fraudulent imitation of

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