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US/ˈkaʊn.tər/
UK/ˈkaʊn.tə/
a long flat surface where customers are served in a shop or bank; also a kitchen worktop
In context
Please pay at the counter before you take your coffee.
She left the keys on the kitchen counter and forgot them.
You can buy this medicine over the counter without a prescription.
Words that go with counter
noun + noun
- kitchen counterDon't leave raw meat on the kitchen counter all day.
- ticket counterThere was a long line at the ticket counter before the holiday.
- service counterAsk at the service counter if you want to return something.
- information counterThe information counter is next to the main entrance.
- counter staffThe counter staff at the bank were very helpful.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
Please pay at the cashier.Correct: Please pay at the counter. / Please pay the cashier.