📖 Definitions of "Contra"
noun
- 1
A deal to swap goods or services.
- 2
A conservative; originally tied to Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries.
- 3
An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account).
"The sum for each contra account is shown in the last column."
- 4
Any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass.
verb
- 1
To undo; to reverse.
"to contra a position (an entry)"
adverb
- 1
Contrary to something
preposition
- 1
Against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to
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