plural of counter
"The bakery kept its cash registers hidden behind glass counters to keep them safe from theft."
In plain English: Counters are small objects used to keep track of scores or items during games and activities.
"The cashier stood behind the glass counters while customers placed their items on the surface."
Usage: Use "counters" to refer to two or more individuals or entities that perform the act of counting or serve as surfaces for transactions. Do not use this plural form when you simply mean a single person who counts, as that requires the singular noun "counter."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counter
"The machine counters up to 99 before resetting."
In plain English: To count backwards from a starting number down to zero or another lower number.
"The cashier counted the bills before handing over the change."
Usage: Do not use "counters" to mean he or she counts; instead, use it only when describing an action that opposes something, such as in "He counters the argument with facts." This verb specifically refers to rebuffing or offsetting a claim, move, or attack rather than tallying numbers.
plural of Counter
"The bakery has three counters where customers can place their orders and pay for pastries."
Derived from Old French contre (against) via Middle English, counters originally referred to small tokens used in games or accounting as substitutes for money. The term later evolved to describe people who work opposite others, such as bank tellers facing customers.