countermand
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coun·ter·mand
(koun'tər-mănd', koun'tər-mănd') 
tr.v., -mand·ed, -mand·ing, -mands.
tr.v., -mand·ed, -mand·ing, -mands.
- To cancel or reverse (a previously issued command or order).
- To recall by a contrary order: countermanded the air strikes.
- An order or command reversing another one.
- Cancellation of an order or command.
[Middle English countremaunden, from Old French contremander : contre-, counter- + mander, to command (from Latin mandāre).]
Barron's Business Dictionary:
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countermand
To revoke; to withdraw an order before it has been carried out by giving a different order. For example, a salesperson who was authorized to sell goods to a particular customer up to a maximum amount of $100,000 is subsequently instructed to disregard the authorization and not to extend credit to the customer.
| Counterfeit, Countercyclical Policy, Counterclaim | |
| Counteroffer, Country Screening, Coupon |
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countermand
v
Definition: annul, cancel a command
Antonyms: allow, approve, permit, sanction
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countermand
IN BRIEF: To cancel a previously given command.
The rising water caused the leader of the group to countermand the order to cross the river.
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categories related to 'countermand'
- Decisions, Judgments, and Conditions - countermand: (vb) revoke an order or decree
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countermand
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Countermand
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tilbagekalde ved kontraordre, tilbagekalde, afbestille
n. - kontraordre, tilbagekaldelse
Nederlands (Dutch)
herroeping, afbestelling, herroepen, afbestellen
Français (French)
v. tr. - annuler (ordre, décision)
n. - annulation
Deutsch (German)
v. - widerrufen, aufheben
n. - Gegenbefehl, Widerrufung
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανακαλώ, αναιρώ, εξουδετερώνω, αντισταθμίζω
Italiano (Italian)
annullare, revocare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - dar uma contra ordem
n. - contra ordem (f)
Русский (Russian)
отменить, отозвать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - revocar, cancelar
n. - revocación, cancelación
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kontramandera, ge kontraorder om
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
取消, 撤回, 退回, 收回命令, 取消订单
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 取消, 撤回, 退回
n. - 收回命令, 取消訂單
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 취소하다, 철회하다, 소환하다
n. - 주문의 취소, 철회명령
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) ألغى ( قرارا سابقا)
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ביטל פקודה, הפר פקודה
n. - פקודה המבטלת פקודה קודמת
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