Counterfeiting

noun, verb

noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who counterfeits.

    "Then he warmed to it, and smoothly set out all his shifts, malices, and treacheries, his extreme boldnesses (he was desperate bold); his retreats, shufflings, and counterfeitings (he was also inconceivably a coward) […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of counterfeit form-of, gerund, participle, present

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coinagecoiningcopyingemulationfakeryfollowing

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"The government is redesigning the currency to try and cut down on counterfeiting."

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