countercheck

Thân thiện

The accountant performed a countercheck on the financial report.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A check that verifies or confirms a previous check: A "countercheck" is something that serves to verify, confirm, or test the accuracy or correctness of an earlier check or verification.
   • A restraint or opposing check: A "countercheck" can also refer to an action or measure that restrains, opposes, or counteracts another action or force.

2. Verb:

   • To check a second time; to verify: To "countercheck" means to examine, inspect, or verify something again to ensure its correctness.
   • To oppose or restrain by a counteraction: To "countercheck" means to act against something to restrain, hinder, or neutralize its effect.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The laboratory performed a countercheck on the initial test results to confirm their validity.
  • The new regulation acted as a countercheck on the company's expansion plans.

• Verb:

  • Please countercheck the calculations before submitting the final report.
  • The government's policy was designed to countercheck the influence of large corporations.

Advanced Usage

• "To serve as a countercheck": To function as a means of verification or restraint.
  • The audit committee serves as a vital countercheck on the executive board's financial decisions.

Variants and Related Words

• Counter- (prefix): A prefix meaning "against," "opposite," or "in return," as in , , .
• Check (noun/verb): The primary action of examining or verifying, or the thing that restrains.

Synonyms

• Noun (verification): Verification, confirmation, double-check, cross-check.
• Noun (restraint): Restraint, curb, check, hindrance, inhibition.
• Verb (verify): Verify, double-check, confirm, re-examine, validate.
• Verb (restrain): Restrain, counteract, oppose, hinder, curb.

Related Phrases

• Run a countercheck: To perform a secondary verification.
  • We need to run a countercheck on these figures to be absolutely certain.

Related Idioms

• A necessary countercheck: An essential verification or restraint.
  • Public scrutiny is a necessary countercheck on political power.

Học thuật

Noun

1. something that checks the correctness of a previous check
2. a check that restrains another check

Verb

1. check a second time
2. oppose or check by a counteraction

Từ đồng nghĩa

• double check
• counteract