Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Countervailing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Countervail \Coun`ter*vail"\ (koun`t?r-v?l"), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. {Countervailed} (-v?ld); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Countervailing}.] [OF. contrevaloir; contre (L. contra) +
valoir to avail, fr. L. valere to be strong, avail. See
{Vallant}.]
To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart
or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or
for; to counterbalance; to compensate.
Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will
hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong
with it. --L'Estrange.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
countervailing
adj 1: compensating for [syn: {offsetting}, {compensatory}, {compensative}]
2: acting against with equal force or influence
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