balie — meaning in English

English meaning

• bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
• counter noun A flat surface for serving customers, preparing food, or conducting business.
• reception noun A formal social event, often to welcome or honor someone.

Senses

balie is used for these senses in English:

• bar (law, metonym, "the Bar", "the bar") Collectively, lawyers or the legal profession; specifically applied to barristers in some countries, but including all lawyers in others.
• bar (transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
• bar (transitive) To prohibit.
• bar (transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar.
• counter A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted
• reception The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.

bar — full definition

1. noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
2. noun A rigid piece of metal, wood, or similar material, much longer than it is wide.
3. noun A block-shaped piece of a solid substance, especially soap or chocolate.
4. noun Something that blocks or prevents progress; an obstacle.
5. noun The legal profession, or the examination lawyers must pass to practise.

counter — full definition

1. noun A flat surface for serving customers, preparing food, or conducting business.
2. noun A device or variable that keeps track of a running total.
3. verb To respond to or oppose an action, argument, or attack.
4. adv In the opposite direction or contrary to something.

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