countervalue

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verb

To target an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.

Opposite
counterforce
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Meanings

verbcountervalue (third-person singular simple present countervalues, present participle countervaluing, simple past and past participle countervalued)

present singular third person countervalues · participle present countervaluing · participle past countervalued · past countervalued

  1. governmentTo target an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
  2. To make a counter estimate of something's value.
adjectivecountervalue (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegovernmentTargeting an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.

    Antonyms: counterforce

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveTargeting an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.

Opposite
counterforce

Origin

From counter- + value. The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., records the first use of the word in 1660 and the first use in the modern sense in 1965, where it is described as a "euphemism for attacking cities".

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APA

countervalue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countervalue

MLA

“countervalue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countervalue. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countervalue,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countervalue.

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