counterclaim

Questions about counterclaim

What does counterclaim mean?

counterclaim means "a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in counterclaim?

counterclaim has 3 syllables: coun-ter-claim. The stress falls on "coun". In IPA it is /ˈkaʊntɚˌkleɪm/.

Is counterclaim a common word?

counterclaim is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with counterclaim?

7 words rhyme with counterclaim. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.