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countermand in French

countermand in French is contrordre — countermand means to cancel an earlier order by giving a new one that goes against it.

countermand in French

contrordre
noun
An order to the contrary of a previous one.

What does "countermand" mean?

  1. verb To cancel an earlier order by giving a new one that goes against it.
    "to countermand an order for goods"
  2. verb To call a person or unit back using such a cancelling order.
  3. verb To cancel an order placed for particular goods.
  4. verb To work against something so as to stop it succeeding.
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countermand in a sentence

  • to countermand an order for goods

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What is "countermand" in French?
"countermand" in French is contrordre. countermand means: To cancel an earlier order by giving a new one that goes against it.
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