Examples of “contra” in a Sentence

preposition Against or in opposition to.

• The students listed arguments pro and contra homework in two columns.
• Contra what many believe, the shortcut was actually slower than the main road.
• The debate was argued pro and contra the new tax.

noun An accounting entry that offsets or cancels out another entry.

• The accountant entered a contra to cancel the duplicate charge.
• A contra account reduces the balance of the account it is linked to.
• The refund was recorded as a contra against the original sale.

noun A member of a rightist guerrilla group that fought Nicaragua's socialist government in the 1980s, secretly backed by the United States.

• The historian wrote a book about the Contras and the Iran-Contra scandal.