🎁 A return gift 🎁 To give back

to countergift

9.3

To give a gift in return for one you received

verb

: regalar en reciprocidad

After receiving a beautiful painting, he decided to countergift his friend with a handmade sculpture.

Examples

She wanted to countergift her colleague to show her appreciation for the thoughtful present.
After receiving a lovely present, I decided to countergift something special.
It is common in some cultures to countergift after being given something special.
I want to countergift her kindness.
After receiving a beautiful painting, he decided to countergift his friend with a handmade sculpture.
It is common in some cultures to countergift after being given something special.
She wanted to countergift her colleague to show her appreciation for the thoughtful present.

Antonyms

to receive

∞ 1.0

To get something that someone gives you

How Reciprocal

to reciprocate

29 6.2

to countergift

9.3

to acknowledge

72 3.5

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

countergift infinitive

countergifted past

countergifted past participle

countergifting present participle

countergifts third person singular

Morphology

countergift = gift (transparent) = counter + gift

The verb is formed by prefixation of 'counter-' to the verb 'gift', yielding the straightforward meaning 'to give a gift in return'.

Etymology

Countergift as a verb comes from the parts counter 'in return' and gift 'present', so to countergift is to give a present back to someone who gave you one.