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counterplan

[ koun-ter-plan ]

/ ˈkaʊn tərˌplæn /

noun

an opposing plan.

an alternative or substitute plan.

Words nearby counterplan

counterparty, counterparty risk, counterperson, counterphobic, counterpin, counterplan, counterplea, counterplot, counterpoint, counterpoise, counterpoise bridge

Origin of counterplan

First recorded in 1780–90; counter- + plan

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for counterplan

The counterplan which they set on foot was to tempt the Nantuckois, by high offers, to come and settle in France.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

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