contra

(kŏn'trə)
prep.
In contrast or opposition to; against.

adv.
In opposition to something stated or expected; to the contrary.

[Latin contrā, against.]

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Against; conflicting; opposite.

A contra-balance is the amount in an account of a creditor that is the opposite of the usual balance of such an account. It is an account receivable (a debt owed to the creditor) but with a credit balance (an amount owed to the debtor greater than what is owed to the creditor). The creditor therefore owes the debtor money, the opposite of the normal debtor-creditor relationship.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - medlem af contrabevægelsen i Nicaragua

Français (French)
n. - (Pol) contra
prep. - contre

Deutsch (German)
prep. - kontra
n. - Kontra, Contra (nicaraguanischer Widerstandskämpfer)

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - εναντίον, κατά
n. - κόντρα (αντεπαναστάτης της Νικαράγουα)

Italiano (Italian)
contro

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - contrário
n. - contrário (m)

Русский (Russian)
против

Español (Spanish)
n. - contra
prep. - contra

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - mot
n. - motskäl, motsida

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
反对, 相反

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 反對, 相反

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 반대의견

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 反対意見, 反対の側
adv. - 反対に
prep. - 対して, 貸し方に対して

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נגד, מול, לוחם המהפכה‬

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