counterpurchase

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noun

A form of countertrade in which an exporter purchases goods from another country in exchange for that country purchasing goods from the exporter.

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Meanings

nouncounterpurchase (countable and uncountable, plural counterpurchases)

plural counterpurchases

  1. countableuncountableeconomicsA form of countertrade in which an exporter purchases goods from another country in exchange for that country purchasing goods from the exporter.
verbcounterpurchase (third-person singular simple present counterpurchases, present participle counterpurchasing, simple past and past participle counterpurchased)

present singular third person counterpurchases · participle present counterpurchasing · participle past counterpurchased · past counterpurchased

  1. To engage in such a purchase.

Origin

From counter- + purchase.

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Cite this entry
APA

counterpurchase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterpurchase

MLA

“counterpurchase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterpurchase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterpurchase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterpurchase.

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