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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPTER

compter  [ˈkaʊntə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Compter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMPTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Compter

A compter, sometimes referred to as a counter, was a type of small English prison controlled by a sheriff. The inmates were usually civil prisoners, for example dissenters and debtors. Examples of compters include London's Wood Street Counter, Poultry Compter, Giltspur Street Compter and Borough Compter and the lock-up over the Abbey Gateway, next to St Laurence's church, in Reading, Berkshire. The Compter's Commonwealth, by William Fennor, was a work written from the author's experience of imprisonment at London's Wood Street compter, and is regarded by many historians as one of the principal primary sources for assessment of English 16th century prison conditions.

Definition of compter in the English dictionary

The definition of compter in the dictionary is a prison, especially one in which the inmates were debtors.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPTER


counter
ˈkaʊntə
discounter
ˈdɪskaʊntə
encounter
ɪnˈkaʊntə
Gunther
ˈɡʊntə
junta
ˈdʒʊntə
mounter
ˈmaʊntə
recounter
rɪˈkaʊntə
reencounter
ˌriːɪnˈkaʊntə
rencounter
rɛnˈkaʊntə
surmounter
sɜːˈmaʊntə
under-the-counter
ˈʌndəðəˈkaʊntə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPTER

comprisal
comprise
compromise
compromise solution
compromiser
compromising
compromisingly
comprovincial
comptable
compte rendu
comptes rendus
Comptometer
Compton
Compton effect
Compton-Burnett
comptroller
Comptroller General
comptrollership
compulsative
compulsatory

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPTER

accepter
adapter
adopter
attempter
chapter
copter
corrupter
disrupter
early adopter
graphics adapter
helicopter
opter
prompter
scepter
scripter
subchapter
sumpter
Teleprompter
Tempter
the Tempter

Synonyms and antonyms of compter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «compter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPTER

Find out the translation of compter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of compter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «compter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

compter
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

compter
570 millions of speakers

English

compter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

compter
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

compter
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Compter
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

compter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

compter
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Compter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuatkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

compter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

のCompter
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

compter
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Compter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

compter
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

compter
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंपटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

compter
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

compter
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

compter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Compter
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

compter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

compter
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

compter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

compter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

compter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of compter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPTER»

The term «compter» is very widely used and occupies the 17.726 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «compter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «compter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about compter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPTER»

Discover the use of compter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to compter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A City Ramble: or, the Humours of the Compter, etc
Charles KNIPE. ' fi-w- 4"and the La'wyer may hang me should I appear before him, and he be made ajudge. I Gentlem. Ha,ha, ha; very welljudg'd faith. T ming. I' ll tell you Sir---last Night I had a retailer of Penny.Custards, and a Poet 'brought in : ...
Charles KNIPE, 1736
2
Selection of Reports and Papers of the House of Commons: ...
Mr. John Ttaguc. in Giltspur-street compter? — We have been very .full w,hen ,the ,n;ight charges ~-*w-xJ and 'all yere at Giltspur-street compter, then the Court of Aldermeip .removed some of them back to the Poultry compter. At what period ...
3
Monthly Magazine and British Register
That having also viewed Giltspur-street Compter and Ludgate prison, we were attended by Mr. John Teague, the keeper, and we observed that Giltspur-street Compter was every way calculated for the purposes for which it was originally ...
4
Cambridge Word Routes Anglais-Français: Lexique Thématique ...
Je ne suis pas un ange. angelic adj angélique treasure nd [utilisé surtout pour une personne très serviable sur qui on peut compter] trésor, personne adorable Our cleaning lady is an absolute treasure. Notre femme de ménage est une vraie  ...
Michael McCarthy, 1994
5
Chantez Plus Fort! (Book and 2CDs):
Chanson 3 trois Nous allons compter! (Partie B) 5 13,14 19, 20 15, 16 17,18 Nous allons compter ! Nous allons compter ! Treize, quatorze, Quinze, seize, Nous allons compter ! Nous allons compter ! Dix-sept, dix-huit, Dix-neuf, vingt. 21, 22 26 ...
Martial Romanteau, Rosemary Bevis, Ros Hopwood, 2002
6
The King's BEnch, and Marshalesea PRISONS
At what time is the fervice performed on the Sunday? — At the Compter in Giltfpur -ftreet Giltfpur-ftreet, at a quarter before ten on the Sunday morning ; and at the Compter. Borough Compter, at half part eleven or a quarter before twelve.
7
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
•court of lord mayor and aldermen to discharge the expenses of providing and establishing a proper and efficient magistracy, in and for the town and borough of South wark, and also for the expenses of the compter or gaol in the said borough.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1821
8
Poetry and Cosmogony: Science in the Writing of Queneau and ...
... qui pourtant savent compter parler soigner Soigner les sauriens du calcul et les bipedes qui pourtant savent compter parler soigner Soigner les sauriens du calcul et les 225 bipedes qui pourtant savent compter parler compter parler soigner ...
Chris Andrews, 1999
9
The Political State of the British Empire: Containing a ...
From this record, it appears that Cripplegate, which was one of the four original gates of this city, was then a prison, as the Compter now is, for citizens and others for debt or trespass : and was rebuilt in 1244, and again in 1491, and was last ...
John Adolphus, 1818
10
London Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and ...
Bread Street Compter. Now on the west side of Bread Street, amongst divers fair and large houses for merchants, and fair inns for passengers, had ye one prison- house pertaining to the Sheriffs of London, called the Compter in Bread Street; ...
Henry Benjamin Wheatley, Peter Cunningham, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term compter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Grèce: la zone euro réunie pour un sommet de tous les dangers
La chancelière a aussi souligné qu'il fallait compter avec "les 18 autres pays de la zone euro", dont de nombreux petits pays franchement ... «Al Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Collectivité de Saint-Martin : Opération Lend a Hand, troisième année !
La Collectivité de Saint-Martin renouvelle également à compter du 06 juillet, le dispositif Emploi-Vacances, un programme d'immersion en ... «Saint Martin | sxminfo.fr, Jul 15»
3
Faut-il craquer pour la gyroroue Ninebot One?
Il faut tout de même compter une à deux heures pour maîtriser les deux techniques essentielles : le démarrage et le virage. Mais une fois passé ... «Challenges.fr, Jul 15»
4
Les projets de Tidjane Thiam pour le Credit Suisse
"Les clients nous font confiance pour placer leur argent durement gagné et il est important qu'ils puissent compter sur nous. Telle est la ... «République Togolaise, Jul 15»
5
Inscription aux transports scolaires – année scolaire 2015-2016
Les personnes souhaitant inscrire leur enfant devront se rendre à compter du 06 juillet au bureau des Affaires Scolaires, annexe Bord de mer ... «Saint Martin | sxminfo.fr, Jul 15»
6
Marie Anne Heuclin: femme de foot
Sans compter les bienfaits de l'iode pour l'organisme. Cette discipline s'adresse aux adultes. Quand on sort de là, on est fatigué mais c'est une ... «L'express.mu, Jul 15»
7
À la conquête de l'Amérique
La sélection, emmenée par le capitaine Bravo, peut compter sur de nombreux joueurs qui évoluent dans les meilleurs clubs du monde comme ... «FC Barcelona, Jul 15»
8
[PHOTOS] Mika, le magnifique!
... ses grands succès étaient au rendez-vous, mais Mika est arrivé à leur donner une énergie supplémentaire en se dépensant sans compter. «Le Journal de Montréal, Jul 15»
9
Sébastien Ministru: "En vacances, tout doit être fixé à l'avance. Je …
Y a-t-il des choses pour lesquelles vous dépenseriez sans compter? Plus j'avance en âge et moins je suis dépensier. J'aime m'offrir des ... «monargent.be, Jul 15»
10
A bientôt 41 ans, Nassim Akrour prolonge d'un an avec Grenoble !
Et le communiqué du club grenoblois de conclure: « Nassim, on est fier de compter un joueur comme toi parmi nous et on te souhaite une ... «DZ Foot, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Compter [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/compter>. May 2024 ».
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