contra

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

derogatory attributive often informal New-England US obsolete

(business) A deal to swap goods or services. / (politics, derogatory) A conservative; originally tied to Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries.

Japanese Meaning

（ビジネス）商品の交換やサービスの交換のための契約 / （政治、卑称）保守派（特にニカラグアの反革命活動に関与した人々に由来する）

We finalized a contra in which our company supplied software in exchange for manufacturing equipment.

当社はソフトウェアを提供する代わりに製造設備を受け取るバーター取引を成立させました。

Sense（1）

(business) A deal to swap goods or services.

Sense（2）

(politics, derogatory) A conservative; originally tied to Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries.

Sense（3）

(accounting, often attributive) An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account).

a contra position; a contra entry

Sense（4）

(music, informal) Any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass.

Sense（5）

(dance) A contra dance.

Sense（6）

(obsolete, US, New England, dance) A country dance.

contras

（ plural ）