1. (n.)counter a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
2. counter (in restaurants, luncheonettes, etc.) a long, narrowtable with stools or chairs along one side for the patrons, behind which food is prepared and served.
3. counter a surface for the preparation of food in a kitchen, esp. on a low cabinet.
4. counter anything used to keep account, esp. a disk or other small object used in games, as in checkers.
5. counter (of the sale of stock) through a broker's office rather than through the stock exchange.
6. counter (of the sale of merchandise) through a retail store rather than through a wholesaler.
7. counter (of the sale of medicinal drugs) without requiring a prescription.
6. (noun)rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
7. (noun)counter (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
8. (noun)counter, heel counter a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot"
9. (adj)counterpunch, parry, counter a return punch (especially by a boxer)
10. (verb)antagonistic, counter indicating opposition or resistance
11. (verb)counter speak in response "He countered with some very persuasive arguments"
12. (adverb)anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
13. (adverb)counter in the opposite direction "run counter"
1. (noun)counter a flat surface in business where customers are served ***the deli counter
2. counter a flat work surface in kitchen ***the marble kitchen counters
3. counter over the counter (of a medical drug) possible to buy without a doctor's prescription over-the-counter drugs; a medicine available over the counter
Definition of 'counter'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)counter contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue
2. (adverb)counter a prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a
3. (adverb)counter contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go
4. (adverb)counter in the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter
5. (adverb)counter at or against the front or face
6. (adverb)counter the after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper
7. (adverb)counter same as Contra. Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to counter tenor
8. (adverb)counter the breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck
9. (adverb)counter the back leather or heel part of a boot
10. (noun)counter an encounter
11. (verb)counter one who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner
12. (verb)counter a piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keepingaccount of games, etc
13. (verb)counter money; coin; -- used in contempt
14. (verb)counter a prison; either of two prisons formerly in London
15. (verb)counter a telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations
16. (verb)counter a table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted; a long, narrowtable or bench, on which goods are laid for examination by purchasers, or on which they are weighed or measured
Definitions of counter 
Afrikaans: skyfie, speelmunt
Arabic: عَدّاد، جِهاز العَد
Bulgarian: жетон
Brazilian: ficha
Czech: žeton
German: die Spielmarke
Danish: brik; jeton
Greek: πιόνι, πούλι
Spanish: ficha
Estonian: mängumark
Farsi: ژتون؛ مهره
Finnish: pelinappula
French: jeton
Hebrew: אֲסִימוֹן
Hindi: गणक, सामना, रोकना
Croatian: brojač
Hungarian: zseton
Indonesian: alat penghitung
Icelandic: spilapeningur
Italian: gettone
Japanese: 数取り棒
Korean: 계산기
Lithuanian: loštukas, žetonas
Latvian: (spēļu) marka; metamais k
Malay: tagan
Dutch: fiche
Norwegian: spillemerke/-mynt, sjeton
Polish: pionek
Persian: ژتون؛ مهره
Pashto: شمېر ونكى، دګڼلواّله چوت:
Portuguese: ficha
Romanian: fisă
Russian: фишка; жетон
Slovak: žetón
Slovenian: žeton
Serbian: žeton
Swedish: [spel]mark, pjäs, bricka
Thai: เบี้ยที่ใช้นับคะแนนหรือเล
Turkish: fiş
Taiwanese: 數數兒或遊戲的籌碼
Ukrainian: фішка, марка
Urdu: گٹا، گوٹ، ٹھیپہ
Vietnamese: thẻ để đánh bạc
Chinese: 筹码
