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Counterweight Crossword Clue

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97%4Exact Match!
noun

• an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods

• any of several weedy vetches grown for forage

• weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

• the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo

• (chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals

90%12 Payment for services rendered
noun

• something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors

• the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

90%14 A weight used to oppose another weight
noun

• a weight that balances another weight

• equality of distribution

• a compensating equivalent

verb

• adjust for

• contrast with equal weight or force

• oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times04 Aug 1987 Across 35
New York Times11 Nov 1982 Across 15
New York Times25 Feb 1982 Down 3
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