against
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Is against a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of against?
Definition
prep (English)
1. (Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.Examples: "The studio weren't sure the movie would ever get made, so they only paid $50,000 against $200,000. That way they wouldn't be out very much if filming never began."; "“Hollywood noises” yielded an early $35,000 option against $100,000 if the movie was made."
2. (obsolete) Exposed to.obsolete
conj (English)
1. (obsolete) By the time that (something happened); before.Examples: "Thence she them brought into a stately Hall, / Wherein were many tables faire dispred, / And ready dight with drapets festiuall, / Against the viaundes should be ministred."; "He now gave Mrs Deborah positive orders to take the child to her own bed, and to call up a maid-servant to provide it pap, and other things, against it waked."obsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary