counterfeit
Counterfeit things are fake but are made to look real.
made to look like something genuine, especially money, documents, or branded goods, in order to deceive people.
A counterfeit is a fake thing that is made to look real.
an item, especially money, a document, or a product, that has been made to look genuine in order to deceive people.
To counterfeit something is to make a fake version of it to trick people.
to make an illegal or deceptive copy of money, documents, goods, or something similar so that it appears genuine.
A counterfeit feeling or attitude is not real, but is shown as if it were real.
not sincere or real; deliberately made to seem like a genuine feeling, quality, or attitude.
- Base: counterfeit
- Base: counterfeit
- Plural: counterfeits
- Base: counterfeit
- 3rd Person Singular: counterfeits
- Present Participle: counterfeiting
- Past: counterfeited
counterfeit check
1fake bank check
A counterfeit check is a fake check used to trick a person or bank.
- The scammer sent a counterfeit check and asked her to return part of the money.
- Banks may take days to discover that a deposited check is counterfeit.
- He was accused of trying to cash a counterfeit check.
- The check was counterfeit.
- She received a counterfeit check.
counterfeit document
1fake official document
A counterfeit document is a fake document that is made to look real.
- Border officials discovered a counterfeit document in his luggage.
- The company strengthened its checks to prevent the use of counterfeit documents.
- She was charged with possessing counterfeit documents.
- The passport was a counterfeit document.
- They used counterfeit documents.
counterfeit goods
1fake branded products
Counterfeit goods are fake products sold as if they were real brand products.
- Customs officers seized counterfeit goods worth millions of dollars.
- Online marketplaces are under pressure to remove counterfeit goods.
- Tourists were warned not to buy counterfeit goods from street vendors.
- They sold counterfeit goods online.
- The bag was part of a shipment of counterfeit goods.
counterfeit medicine
1fake or unsafe medicine
Counterfeit medicine is fake medicine that may be dangerous because it is not the real drug.
- Counterfeit medicine can put patients’ lives at risk.
- The agency warned consumers about counterfeit medicines sold on unlicensed websites.
- Investigators found counterfeit medicine in bottles that looked almost identical to the real product.
- Counterfeit medicine can be dangerous.
- The website sold counterfeit medicines.
counterfeit money
1fake coins or banknotes
Counterfeit money is fake money that looks real.
- The store trains staff to recognize counterfeit money.
- He was arrested after trying to pay with counterfeit money.
- Banks use special machines to detect counterfeit money.
- The money was counterfeit.
- Do not use counterfeit money.